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studious
[stoo-dee-uhs, styoo-]
adjective
disposed or given to diligent study.
a studious boy.
concerned with, characterized by, or pertaining to study.
studious tastes.
zealous, assiduous, or painstaking.
studious care.
carefully planned or maintained; studied: study.
a studious program to maintain peace.
devoted to or favorable for study.
studious
/ ˈstjuːdɪəs /
adjective
given to study
of a serious, thoughtful, and hard-working character
showing deliberation, care, or precision
Other Word Forms
- studiously adverb
- studiousness noun
- nonstudious adjective
- nonstudiously adverb
- nonstudiousness noun
- overstudious adjective
- overstudiously adverb
- overstudiousness noun
- prestudious adjective
- prestudiously adverb
- prestudiousness noun
- pseudostudious adjective
- pseudostudiously adverb
- quasi-studious adjective
- quasi-studiously adverb
- unstudious adjective
- unstudiously adverb
- unstudiousness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of studious1
Example Sentences
The AFP news agency describes him as "reserved" while South Africa's Mail & Guardian wrote that "friends say he is a studious man, more at ease with books than political rallies".
“She was studious, a hard worker and intelligent,” Alonso said.
You could be assigned a slovenly party animal who makes your life miserable or a studious bookworm you don’t see all semester.
Noel, in particular, wears the studious look of a man trying to remember his National Insurance number - but somehow, it's impossible to take your eyes off them.
A studious kid who loved writing poetry, she invented her alter-ego at the age of 11, after being viciously bullied in school.
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