industrious
[ in-duhs-tree-uhs ]
/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əs /
adjective
working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
Obsolete.
skillful.
Origin of industrious
1525–35; < Middle French
industrie “cleverness, skill,” from Old French
industrie “contrivance, device,” from Latin
industrius “diligent, assiduous”; equivalent to
indo-, by-form of
in-
in-2 +
-struus, noun derivative of
struere “to arrange, devise, build”
SYNONYMS FOR industrious
synonym study for industrious
1. See
busy.
OTHER WORDS FROM industrious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH industrious
industrial industriousWords nearby industrious
industrialism,
industrialist,
industrialization,
industrialize,
industrials,
industrious,
industry,
industrywide,
indwell,
indwelling catheter,
indy
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British Dictionary definitions for industrious
industrious
/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs) /
adjective
hard-working, diligent, or assiduous
an obsolete word for skilful