assiduousness

assiduousness
Conscientious and unremitting diligence.

Finding that his health was failing, because of the assiduousness which a proper discharge of the duties of the position demanded the year round, he acquainted the President with his desire to withdraw from public duties.


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  • assiduousness — index diligence (perseverance), effort, industry (activity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • assiduousness — assiduous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great care and perseverance. DERIVATIVES assiduously adverb assiduousness noun. ORIGIN Latin assiduus, from assidere sit by …   English terms dictionary

  • Assiduousness — Assiduous As*sid u*ous, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid?re to sit near or close; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. [1913 Webster] She grows more assiduous in her attendance.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • assiduousness — noun see assiduous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • assiduousness — See assiduously. * * * …   Universalium

  • assiduousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Steady attention and effort, as to one s occupation: application, assiduity, diligence, industriousness, industry, sedulousness. See INDUSTRIOUS …   English dictionary for students

  • assiduousness — n. diligence, industriousness, persistence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • assiduousness — n. See assiduity …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • assiduousness — as·sid·u·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • assiduousness — noun great and constant diligence and attention • Syn: ↑assiduity, ↑concentration • Derivationally related forms: ↑concentrate (for: ↑concentration), ↑assiduous, ↑assiduous …   Useful english dictionary

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