ASSIDUOUSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does assiduousness mean? 

• ASSIDUOUSNESS (noun)
  The noun ASSIDUOUSNESS has 1 sense:

1. great and constant diligence and attention

  Familiarity information: ASSIDUOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASSIDUOUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Great and constant diligence and attention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

assiduity; assiduousness; concentration

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)