Diligence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

persevering determination to perform a task

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/doʊdˌɛkɐhˈiːdɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪlɪdʒəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪlɪdʒəns/

3 syllables Say it as /doʊdˌɛkɐhˈiːdɹə/.

Examples

his diligence won him quick promotions
frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
it is a job requiring serious application

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

industriousness industry application

Parts of Speech

noun	conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
noun	persevering determination to perform a task “his diligence won him quick promotions”
noun	a diligent effort “it is a job requiring serious application”

Word Forms

diligent	adjective	quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
industrious	adjective	working hard to promote an enterprise
apply	verb	apply oneself to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fleiß

Gewissenhaftigkeit bei der Ausführung einer Aufgabe; Bereitstellung des in einer bestimmten Situation erforderlichen Maßes an Fürsorge

🇪🇸Spanish

diligencia

escrupulosidad al prestar la debida atención a una tarea; Dar el grado de atención requerido en una situación dada.

🇮🇹Italian

diligenza

coscienziosità nel prestare la giusta attenzione a un compito; indicando il grado di attenzione richiesto in una determinata situazione

🇳🇱Dutch

zorgvuldigheid

consciëntieusheid bij het besteden van de juiste aandacht aan een taak; het geven van de mate van zorg die in een bepaalde situatie nodig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

diligência

consciência em prestar a devida atenção a uma tarefa; dando o grau de cuidado necessário em uma determinada situação

🇷🇺Russian

усердие

добросовестность в уделении должного внимания задаче; предоставление степени заботы, необходимой в данной ситуации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिश्रम

किसी कार्य पर उचित ध्यान देने में कर्तव्यनिष्ठा; किसी दी गई स्थिति में आवश्यक देखभाल की डिग्री देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অধ্যবসায়

একটি কাজের প্রতি যথাযথ মনোযোগ দেওয়ার ক্ষেত্রে বিবেক; একটি প্রদত্ত পরিস্থিতিতে প্রয়োজনীয় যত্নের ডিগ্রি প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

விடாமுயற்சி

ஒரு பணியில் சரியான கவனம் செலுத்துவதில் மனசாட்சி; கொடுக்கப்பட்ட சூழ்நிலையில் தேவைப்படும் கவனிப்பின் அளவைக் கொடுக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రద్ధ

ఒక పనిపై సరైన శ్రద్ధ చూపడంలో మనస్సాక్షి; ఇచ్చిన పరిస్థితిలో అవసరమైన సంరక్షణ స్థాయిని ఇవ్వడం

🇮🇳Marathi

परिश्रम

कार्याकडे योग्य लक्ष देण्यामध्ये प्रामाणिकपणा; दिलेल्या परिस्थितीत आवश्यक काळजीची डिग्री देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખંત

કાર્ય પર યોગ્ય ધ્યાન આપવા માટે પ્રમાણિકતા; આપેલ પરિસ્થિતિમાં જરૂરી કાળજીની ડિગ્રી આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ

ಒಂದು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಗಮನವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ಆತ್ಮಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯ; ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉത്സാഹം

ഒരു ജോലിയിൽ ശരിയായ ശ്രദ്ധ നൽകുന്നതിൽ മനഃസാക്ഷിത്വം; ഒരു പ്രത്യേക സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ ആവശ്യമായ പരിചരണത്തിൻ്റെ അളവ് നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਗਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕੰਮ ਲਈ ਸਹੀ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਈਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ; ਇੱਕ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੀ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਦੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تندہی

کسی کام پر مناسب توجہ دینے میں ایمانداری؛ کسی مخصوص صورتحال میں درکار نگہداشت کی ڈگری دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

勤勉

认真地适当关注任务；给予特定情况下所需的护理程度

🇯🇵Japanese

勤勉

仕事に適切な注意を払う誠実さ。特定の状況で必要な程度の介護を与える

🇰🇷Korean

근민

작업에 적절한 주의를 기울이는 성실성; 주어진 상황에서 필요한 보살핌의 정도를 제공하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

siêng năng

sự tận tâm trong việc chú ý đúng mức đến một nhiệm vụ; đưa ra mức độ chăm sóc cần thiết trong một tình huống nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ความขยันหมั่นเพียร

ความมีสติในการเอาใจใส่งานอย่างเหมาะสม ให้ระดับการดูแลที่จำเป็นในสถานการณ์ที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketekunan

kehati-hatian dalam memberikan perhatian yang semestinya terhadap suatu tugas; memberikan tingkat perawatan yang diperlukan dalam situasi tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

kasipagan

pagiging matapat sa pagbibigay ng wastong atensyon sa isang gawain; pagbibigay ng antas ng pangangalaga na kinakailangan sa isang partikular na sitwasyon

🇲🇾Malay

rajin

ketelitian dalam memberi perhatian yang sewajarnya kepada sesuatu tugas; memberikan tahap penjagaan yang diperlukan dalam situasi tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاجتهاد

الضمير في إيلاء الاهتمام المناسب لمهمة ما؛ إعطاء درجة الرعاية المطلوبة في حالة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

سخت کوشی

وظیفه شناسی در توجه مناسب به یک کار؛ ارائه درجه مراقبت مورد نیاز در یک موقعیت خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

çalışkanlık

bir göreve gereken özeni gösterme konusundaki vicdanlılık; Belirli bir durumda gereken özenin derecesini vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָרִיצוּת

מצפוניות במתן תשומת לב נאותה למשימה; מתן מידת הזהירות הנדרשת במצב נתון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'diligence'?

The primary meaning of 'diligence' is 'conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'diligence' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'diligence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'diligence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'diligence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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