ASSIDUOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Great and constant diligence and attention

Synonyms:

assiduity; assiduousness; concentration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("assiduousness" is a kind of...):

diligence; industriousness; industry (persevering determination to perform a task)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assiduousness"):

engrossment; intentness (the quality of being intent and concentrated)

singleness (the quality of concentrating on one central objective)

Derivation:

assiduous (marked by care and persistent effort)