sedulity

se·du·li·ty

noun \si-ˈdü-lə-tē, -ˈdyü-\

Definition of SEDULITY

: sedulous activity : diligence

Examples of SEDULITY

1. <her sedulity was rewarded when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case>

First Known Use of SEDULITY

1542

Related to SEDULITY

Synonyms: assiduity, assiduousness, industriousness, industry, diligence, 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 SEDULITY

credulity, garrulity