Assiduity

What do we mean by assiduity?

Persistent application or diligence; unflagging effort. noun

Constant personal attention and often obsequious solicitude. noun

Constant or close application to any business or occupation; diligence. noun

Solicitous care of a person or persons; constant personal attention: usually in the plural. noun

Hence Sycophantic attention; servility. noun

Synonyms Industry, Assiduity, Application, Diligence, Constancy, Perseverance, Persistence, care, attention, watchfulness, sedulousness, patience. Diligence in labor often conveys the idea of quickness. Industry keeps at work, leaving no time idle. Assiduity (literally, a sitting down to work) sticks quietly to a particular task, with the determination to succeed in spite of its difficulty, or to get it done in spite of its length. Application, literally, bends itself to its work, and is, more specifically than assiduity, a steady concentration of one's powers of body and mind: as, he was a man of extraordinary powers of application; Newton attributed all his own success to application. Diligence is, literally, fondness for one's work, and so, by a natural transfer, industry that is alert. Constancy is the power to continue unchanged, as in affection, or to hold on in any particular course or work: it goes more deeply into character than the others. Perseverance suggests obstacles from without or within which are steadily met, and is morally neutral. Persistence may be good, but it is more often an evil perseverance, as obstinacy or a determination to carry one's point against unwillingness or refusal on the part of others. We speak of plodding industry, patient assiduity, steady application, great diligence, unshaken constancy, undaunted perseverance, persistence that will not take No for an answer. noun

Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence. noun

Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually in the plural. noun

Great and persistent toil or effort. noun

Great and constant diligence and attention noun

Great and persistent toil or effort.

(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.

Words that are spelled similarly to assiduity:
assiduity, assiduate.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word assiduity:
success, did.

Adjectives that are often used to describe assiduity:
great, much, such, unwearied, greatest, utmost, more, unremitting, greater, equal, untiring, indefatigable, persevering, affectionate, patient, unceasing, constant, usual, uncommon, extraordinary, less, incessant, extreme, considerable, former, remarkable, intense, laborious, silent, increased, exemplary, sufficient, unremitted, wonderful, some, unwearying, unusual, commendable, praiseworthy, incredible, earnest, redoubled, tender, respectful, domestic, conscientious, singular, peculiar, anxious, quiet, characteristic, faithful, unflagging, zealous, prompt, devoted, tireless, ceaseless, infinite, rare, apparent, pious, steady, renewed, superior, painful, warm, subordinate, unfailing, painstaking, customary, immense, unwonted, unexampled, surprising, accustomed, admirable, maternal, laudable, impertinent, careful, marked, humble, steadfast, restless.

Words that sound like assiduity:
assiduity, acidity, assiduous, avidity, viscidity, lucidity, assiduously, facility, acidic, passivity, aditi, placidity, unwitty.