diligence
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
- (countable, uncountable) The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
- (countable, uncountable) Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.
- (countable, historical, uncountable) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
Synonyms
Translations
Fleiß
diligence
diligenza
diligencia
diligência
vlijt
çalışkanlıkFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪlɪdʒəns/
Etymology
Borrowed from French diligence.
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