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ASSIDUITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Great and constant diligence and attention
Synonyms:
assiduity; assiduousness; concentration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("assiduity" is a kind of...):
diligence; industriousness; industry (persevering determination to perform a task)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assiduity"):
engrossment; intentness (the quality of being intent and concentrated)
singleness (the quality of concentrating on one central objective)
Derivation:
assiduous (marked by care and persistent effort)