assiduity
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Noun (1)assiduities
- great and constant diligence and attentionSynonyms: assiduousnessconcentrationType of diligence, industriousnessKinds intentness, singleness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
As′si·du′i·ty (…), noun; pl. Assiduities (…).
Origin: L. assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See Assiduous.
1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence.
I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator.— Joseph Addison
2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; — usually in the plural.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54