stu·di·ous

(sto͞o′dē-əs, styo͞o′-)

adj.

a. Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child.

b. Relating to, suggestive of, or conducive to study: studious habits; a studious manner; studious seculsion.

2. Marked by steady attention and effort; assiduous: made a studious attempt to fix the television set.

3. Giving or evincing careful regard; heedful: "The major ... was very studious of his appearance" (H.E. Bates).

[Middle English, from Latin studiōsus, from studium, eagerness; see study.]

stu′di·ous·ly adv.

stu′di·ous·ness n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

studiousness - diligent study

industriousness, diligence, industry - persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

bookishness - exaggerated studiousness

Translations

جِد واجْتِهاد

pílesvědomitost

flid

Fleiß

application

námfÿsi; gaumgæfni

çalışkanlık

刻苦勤学

studiousness

[ˈstjuːdɪəsnɪs] N → aplicación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

studiousness

n (of person) → Lerneifer m, → Fleiß m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

studiousness

[ˈstjuːdɪəsnɪs] n → amore m per lo studio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

studious

(ˈstjuːdiəs) adjective

spending much time in careful studying. a studious girl.

ˈstudiously adverb

ˈstudiousness noun

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References in classic literature

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