Industrious Meaning
/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHard-working and persistent.
Sentence Examples
Industrious people look down on laziness.
If I am dull, I am at least industrious.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ worker always arrived early and completed tasks quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ student spent many long hours in the library preparing for her final examinations.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French industrieux, from Late Latin industriosus (“diligent, active, industrious”), from Latin industria (“diligence, industry”); see industry.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The ant has made himself illustrious / Through constant industry industrious. / So what? / Would you be calm and placid / If you were full of formic acid?"
— 1941, Ogden Nash, The Face is Familiar, Garden City Publishing Company, The ant, page 224:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ worker always arrived early and completed tasks quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ student spent many long hours in the library preparing for her final examinations.