assiduity

assiduity [as-i-doo-i-tee, -dyoo-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for assiduity on Thesaurus.com noun, plural as·si·du·i·ties.

1. constant or close application or effort; diligence; industry.
2. assiduities, devoted or solicitous attentions.

Origin of assiduity From the Latin word assiduitās, dating back to 1595–1605. See assiduous, -ity Related Words for assiduity attentiveness, attention, effort, industry, industriousness, doggedness, concentration, assiduousness, persistence, care Examples from the Web for assiduity Contemporary Examples of assiduity

They did not remotely achieve equality with men, but they won grudging respect and, for their assiduity, they sometimes won power.

The Heroine of the New Deal

Christine Stansell

March 3, 2009

Historical Examples of assiduity

His tutors always praised him for his assiduity and the trouble he took.

The Imaginary Invalid

Molire

Moreover, it is the one mankind, if it could, would cultivate with the most assiduity.

Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870

Various

But I am more obliged to you for your kindness and assiduity, than I am to him only for thinking of it.

Imogen

William Godwin

Mademoiselle Heinzleman’s great test of all goodness was assiduity.

Luttrell Of Arran

Charles James Lever

Margarita had contrived to gain my interest by the assiduity of her attentions.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete

Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for assiduity assiduity noun plural -ties

1. constant and close application
2. (often plural) devoted attention

Word Origin and History for assiduity n.

early 15c., from Latin assiduatem “continual presence,” noun of quality from past participle stem of assiduus (see assiduous).