diligent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of dīligō (“to love, esteem much”, literally “to choose, select”), from dī-, dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”); see elect and select. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ === Adjective === diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent) Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused. ==== Alternative forms ==== deligent (archaic) ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:industrious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== diligence ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “diligent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “diligent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin diligentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [di.liˈʒe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [di.liˈʒent] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [di.liˈʒen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [di.liˈd͡ʒent] === Adjective === diligent m or f (masculine and feminine plural diligents) diligent (performing with intense concentration) ==== Derived terms ==== diligentment ==== Related terms ==== diligència === Further reading === “diligent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === From Latin diligentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.li.ʒɑ̃/ === Adjective === diligent (feminine diligente, masculine plural diligents, feminine plural diligentes) diligent (performing with intense concentration) ==== Derived terms ==== diligemment ==== Related terms ==== diligence === Further reading === “diligent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === dīligent third-person plural future active indicative of dīligō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin diligens or French diligent. === Adjective === diligent m or n (feminine singular diligentă, masculine plural diligenți, feminine/neuter plural diligente) diligent ==== Declension ====