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studious

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stu·di·ous  (std-s, sty-)
adj.
1.
a. Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child.
b. Conducive to study.
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).
4. Deliberate; contrived.

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

studi·ous·ly adv.
studi·ous·ness n.

studious [ˈstjuːdɪəs]
adj
1. given to study
2. of a serious, thoughtful, and hard-working character
3. showing deliberation, care, or precision
[from Latin studiōsus devoted to, from studium assiduity]
studiously  adv
studiousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.studious - marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"
careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
2.studious - characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"
scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

studious
adjective
1. scholarly, academic, intellectual, serious, earnest, hard-working, thoughtful, reflective, diligent, meditative, bookish, assiduous, swotty (Brit. informal), sedulous I was a very quiet, studious little girl.
scholarly lazy, idle, frivolous, loafing, unintellectual, unacademic, unscholarly
2. intent, attentive, watchful, listening, concentrating, careful, regardful He had a look of studious concentration on his face.
intent indifferent, careless, negligent, inattentive
3. deliberate, planned, conscious, calculated, considered, studied, designed, thoughtful, intentional, wilful, purposeful, premeditated, prearranged the studious refusal of most of these firms to get involved in politics
Translations
studious [ˈstjuːdɪəs] ADJ
1. (= devoted to study) → estudioso
2. (= thoughtful) → atento; [effort] → asiduo; [politeness] → calculado, esmerado

studious [ˈstjuːdiəs] adj [person] → studieux/euse, appliqué(e)

studious
adj personfleißig, eifrig; life, habits, appearancegelehrsam; turn of mindlernbegierig; attention, piece of work, researchgewissenhaft, sorgfältig; avoidancegezielt, sorgsam; politenessbewusst; efforteifrig, beflissen (geh); a studious atmosphereeine eifrige Lernatmosphäre

studious [ˈstjuːdɪəs] adj (person) → studioso/a; (attention to detail) → accurato/a

studious
adj studious [ˈstjuːdiəs]
spending much time in careful studying a studious girl. hardwerkend مُجِد، مُجْتَهِد، مولَع بالدِّراسَه прилежен snaživý flittig fleißig μελετηρός estudioso, empollón (peyorativo) usin كتابخوان ahkera studieux שַׁקדָן अध्ययनशील, सर्तक, सावधान, अध्यवसायी, ज्ञानकृत, बनावटी učenjački, sklon učenju szorgalmas tekun námfús, iðinn studioso 勉強家の 열심히 공부하는 darbštus, stropus cītīgs; centīgs rajin belajar leergierig leselysten, flittig, omhyggelig pilny estudioso studios усердный usilovný marljiv vredan flitig, studieinriktad, noggrann ที่ขยันเรียน çalışkan 勤學的 зайнятий наукою محنتی طالب علم chăm chỉ, siêng năng
adv studiously
hardwerkend بِجد واجْتِهاد усърдно snaživě flittigt; bevidst fleißig μελετηρά estudiosamente, aplicadamente usinalt بادقت ahkerasti studieusement בְּשַקדָנוּת उत्सुकतापूर्वक, सर्तकता से učenjački, marljiv szorgalmasan dengan tekun af námfÿsi; gaumfæfnislega diligentemente せっせと 학구적으로 darbščiai, stropiai cītīgi; centīgi dengan teliti ijverig flittig, omhyggelig pilnie conscienciosamente studios усердно usilovne marljivo vredno flitigt, noggrant อย่างขยันเรียน; อย่างมุมานะ çalışarak 勤學地 старанно محنت سے chăm chỉ, siêng năng
n studiousness
hardwerkendheid جِد واجْتِهاد прилежност píle, svědomitost flid der Fleiß φιλομάθεια aplicación, carácter de estudioso usinus دقت ahkeruus application שַקדָנוּת सर्तकता, पढ़ने की उत्सुकता marljivost szorgalom ketekunan námfÿsi; gaumgæfni impegno, diligenza 勉強熱心 학구적임 darbštumas, stropumas cītība; centība ketelitian leergierigheid flittighet, nøyaktighet pilność aplicação aplicaţie усердие snaha marljivost vrednoća []flit ความขยันเรียน; ความมุมานะ çalışkanlık 勤學,刻苦 старанність محنت sự chăm chỉ, sự siêng năng


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Doubtless the good man has spent many a studious hour in this old chair, either penning a sermon or reading some abstruse book of theology, till midnight came upon him unawares.
But the former aspect of an intellectual and studious man, calm and quiet, which was what she best remembered in him, had altogether vanished, and been succeeded by a eager, searching, almost fierce, yet carefully guarded look.
Lorry could distinctly see), though still very pale, was calmly studious and attentive.
 
 
 
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