diligent

adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: dil-i-gent (3)

English Definition

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work.

Example Sentence

He is an extremely diligent student.

US IPA /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

UK IPA /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

hardworking industrious assiduous conscientious painstaking

lazy idle negligent