assiduity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   constant, careful effort and attention; diligence

   Through patience and assiduity, she reconstructed the damaged manuscript.

2. 2
   noun

   persistent personal care or attention, usually expressed as assiduities

   The host's assiduities ensured that every guest felt welcome.

From Latin assiduitas, from assiduus, 'constantly present or occupied.' Assiduus is related to assidere, 'to sit by,' which underlies the sense of sustained attendance and effort.

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