assiduity

== English == === Etymology === From Latin assiduitas, from Latin assiduus. Equivalent to assiduous +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæs.ɪˈdjuː.ɪ.ti/, /-ˈdʒuː-/ (General American) /ˌæs.əˈd(j)u.ə.ti/ Rhymes: -uːɪti === Noun === assiduity (countable and uncountable, plural assiduities) Great and persistent toil or effort. (in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care. 1559, translated by Thomas Paynell: Erasmus, The Complaint of Peace (1521) With difficulty could man be born into the world, or as soon as born would he die, leaving life at the very threshold of existence, unless the friendly hand of the careful matron, and the affectionate assiduities of the nurse, lent their aid to the helpless babe. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====