industriousness
Americannoun
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constant, energetic, or devoted effort; diligence.
You probably won’t catch a beaver in action—they’re mostly nocturnal—but you can find evidence of their industriousness if you know what to look for.
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the state or quality of being hardworking and diligent.
This is a company where someone with good ideas, industriousness, and talent can be successful.
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The man’s curiosity and industriousness are equally impressive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
No-one doubts the extraordinary drive and industriousness of the Vietnamese people, nor To Lam's determination to break out of the middle income trap.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Constable wanted to give landscape subjects the stature of history painting so he constructed nature as a historical motif of English industriousness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
The industriousness and quality control at the park comes from Parton herself.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022
And my mother’s education was the product of the riots of 1937 and the industriousness of Mr. Chance.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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