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diligent
What does diligent mean?
diligent (adjective): quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce diligent?
/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does diligent come from?
From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to diligent
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “diligent” mean?
protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
Not quite: that's what immune means.
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
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situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air
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quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
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