industrious

Meaning

Hard-working and persistent.

Synonyms

diligent

hardworking

assiduous

hard-working

active

laborious

energetic

busy

painstaking

persevering

keen

strong

efficient

sedulous

diligence

brave

good

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studious

laborous

eager

tireless

practiced

untiring

practised

willing

gumptious

hard-working person

up-and-coming

hard

manly

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notable

observant

persistent

plodding

praiseworthy

proletarian

pure

purposed

reliable

resolute

seriously

skill

skillful

steadfast

striving

thorough

toiling

tough

undeterred

undismayed

Translations

fleißig

trabajador

assidu

naarstig

ijverig

industrioso

vlijtig

laborieux

diligente

arbeitsam

diligente

laborioso

nijver

appliqué

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/

Etymology

From Middle French industrieux, from Late Latin industriosus (“diligent, active, industrious”), from Latin industria (“diligence, industry”); see industry.