assiduity

as·si·du·ity

noun \ˌa-sə-ˈdü-ə-tē, -ˈdyü-\

plural as·si·du·ities

Definition of ASSIDUITY

1

: the quality or state of being assiduous : diligence

2

: persistent personal attention —usually used in plural

Examples of ASSIDUITY

1. <this project has been successful only through the assiduity of a lot of people>

First Known Use of ASSIDUITY

1596

Related to ASSIDUITY

Synonyms: diligence, assiduousness, industriousness, industry, sedulity, sedulousness

Related Words: application, attentiveness, attention, care, concentration; doggedness, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, tirelessness; bother, effort, effortfulness, pains, painstaking, trouble

Near Antonyms: carelessness, negligence, slackness; idleness, indolence, laziness

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Rhymes with ASSIDUITY

ambiguity, conspicuity, contiguity, continuity, exiguity, incongruity, ingenuity, perpetuity, perspicuity, promiscuity, superfluity