Industrious

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Industrious \In*dus"tri*ous\, a. [L. industrius, industriosus:
     cf. F. industrieux. See {Industry}.]
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     1. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly,
        regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not
        slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful


        and useful labor.
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              Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to
              the established government.           --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     2. Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit
        or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious
        in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.
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              Industrious to seek out the truth of all things.
                                                    --Spenser.
        -- {In*dus"tri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*dus"tri*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  industrious
       adj 1: characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: {hardworking},
               {tireless}, {untiring}]
       2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: {energetic}, {gumptious},
           {up-and-coming}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  91 Moby Thesaurus words for "industrious":
     active, aggressive, ardent, assiduous, busy, conscientious,
     constant, continuing, diligent, dogged, dynamic, elaborate,
     enduring, energetic, faithful, fervent, hard, hard-working,
     hardworking, hustling, immutable, inalterable, indefatigable,
     indomitable, insistent, intense, invincible, laborious, lasting,
     live, loyal, never idle, never-tiring, obstinate, operose,
     painstaking, patient, patient as Job, permanent, perseverant,
     persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, plodding,
     plugging, preoccupied, rapt, relentless, resolute, sedulous,
     single-minded, sleepless, slogging, stable, steadfast, steady,
     strenuous, stubborn, tenacious, thorough, thoroughgoing, tireless,
     unabating, unconquerable, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping,
     unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unintermitting,
     uninterrupted, unnodding, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting,
     unsleeping, unsparing, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied,
     unwearying, unwinking, utterly attentive, vehement, vigorous,
     weariless, zealous