diligent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: diligent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diligent adj quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" Synonym(s): diligent, persevering characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" Antonym(s): negligent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diligent \Dil"igent\, a. [F. diligent, L. diligens, -entis, p. pr. of diligere, dilectum, to esteem highly, prefer; di- = dis- + legere to choose. See {Legend}.] 1. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent. The judges shall make diligent* inquisition. --Deut. xix. 18. 2. Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings. --Prov. xxii. 29. Diligent cultivation of elegant literature. --Prescott. Syn: Active; assiduous; sedulous; laborious; persevering; attentive; industrious.