assiduity
noun
constant or close application or effort; diligence; industry.
assiduities
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pluralof assiduity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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William, by a hundred assiduities, endeavoured to recover Amelia's cheerfulness, again to spread a smile on her clouded countenance, and make her renew her usual pleasing prattle.
From The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror by John Bewick
Oh, he was not the first man who had done it! not the first who had worn a lover's looks and used all a lover's assiduities, and then—nothing more.
From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Their women did not marry until after they had arrived at the age of maturity, and had become sensible to the assiduities of courtship.
From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Francis Hamilton
His last moments were solaced by the tender assiduities of his congenial helpmate, of his children, and of his old and long-familiar friends.
From Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader by Louise Manly
As if my good genius warned me of my fate, I disliked him so much at first, that I felt unhappy in his presence; but his assiduities gradually won upon me.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Alexander Leighton
