industriousness

[ in-duhs-tree-uhs-nis ]

/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əs nɪs /

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noun

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.

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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Origin of industriousness

industrious + -ness

OTHER WORDS FROM industriousness

non·in·dus·tri·ous·ness, nounsu·per·in·dus·tri·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby industriousness

industrial-strength, industrial tribunal, industrial union, Industrial Workers of the World, industrious, industriousness, industry, industrywide, Indus valley civilization, in Dutch, indwell

How to use industriousness in a sentence

It’s time to apply the same ingenuity, industriousness and attention to inventing a world where we can flourish without having to rely on burning fossil fuels.
Why aren’t we listening to what science is telling us?|Nancy Shute|March 6, 2022|Science News
Finally, he said, one of the church’s larger goals is for people who are struggling financially to learn self-reliance and industriousness, not dependency.
Utah Makes Welfare So Hard to Get, Some Feel They Must Join the LDS Church to Get Aid|by Eli Hager, photography by Kim Raff for ProPublica|December 2, 2021|ProPublica
After the writing comes a new challenge, one of industriousness, perseverance, and charm.
The Book-Club Hustlers|Francesca Mari|July 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Cousin Charley's seeming industriousness had reinstated him in Lin's good graces.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

As they came out from Rose Beacon, they told above thirty fisher-boats at sea, testifying the industriousness of this people.
A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II.|Bulstrode Whitelocke
Curiosity had been too much for industriousness, and Osmond Orgreave had yielded himself to the general interest.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
These were the Wakavirondo, a tribe noted for its industriousness.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
It bustled about the big steamer with an industriousness that seemed almost frantic.
The Man From Brodney's|George Barr McCutcheon