Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.

    Fleiß, Eifer

    усе́рдиеusérdije, стара́тельностьstarátelʹnostʹ, прилежа́ниеpriležánije

    стара́нністьstaránnistʹ, рете́льністьretélʹnistʹ, дбайли́вістьdbajlývistʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.

    Sorgfalt

    рачительностьračitelʹnostʹ

  4. (countable, historical, uncountable)A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.

    дилижа́нсdiližáns

  5. (countable, uncountable)The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

More definitions
  • conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
  • persevering determination to perform a task
  • a diligent effort

Examples

51 sentences
  1. I praised him for his diligence.

    ruЯ похвалил его за усердие.

    deIch lobte ihn für seinen Fleiß.

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  2. His perseverance and diligence in his youth have made him what he is today.

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  3. His diligence and good conduct earned him the scholarship.

    Старанністю і гарною поведінкою він добився для себе стипеднії.

    ruПрилежанием и хорошим поведением он добился для себя стипендии.

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  4. His diligence earned him success.

    Його старанність принесла йому успіх.

    ruЕго старание привело его к успеху.

    deSein Fleiß brachte ihm Erfolg.

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  5. Diligence enabled him to succeed.

    Його старанність допомогла йому досягти успіху.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, perseverance:
Русский
By meaning 3
qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, perseverance:
carefulness:
public stage-coach:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, perseverance:
carefulness:

Origin

Borrowed from French diligence, from Latin diligentia.

Borrowed from French diligence, from Latin diligentia.

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Forms

plural: diligences
Singulardiligence
Pluraldiligences

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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