industrious

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ UK /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
diligent and hardworking

The industrious students finished the project well ahead of schedule.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · diligent and hardworking diligenthardworkingassiduous sedulous tireless conscientious

Opposites

lazy idle indolent slothful

Word family

Forms industriously

Derived forms industriouslyindustriousness

Related forms industry industrial industrialist

Etymology

From Latin industriosus ('diligent'), from industria ('diligence, activity'), perhaps from indu- (an old form of in-) + a root related to struere ('to build').

industriosus Latin industria Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# industrious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/

## Meanings
1. diligent and hardworking

## Examples
- The industrious students finished the project well ahead of schedule.

## Synonyms
- diligent
- hardworking
- assiduous
- sedulous
- tireless
- conscientious

## Antonyms
- lazy
- idle
- indolent
- slothful

## Derived Forms
- industriously
- industriousness

## Related Forms
- industry
- industrial
- industrialist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: industriosus
- Root: industria

## Etymology
From Latin industriosus ('diligent'), from industria ('diligence, activity'), perhaps from indu- (an old form of in-) + a root related to struere ('to build').

## AI Etymology
Industrious comes from Latin industriosus ('diligent'), from industria ('diligence, activity'), perhaps from indu- (an old form of in-) + a root related to struere ('to build'). The historical trail runs through Latin industriosus and Latin industria. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means diligent and hardworking. Derived formations include industriously, industriousness; related forms include industry, industrial, industrialist.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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