industriousness

[in-duhs-tree-uhs-nis]

noun

1. 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.

2. the state or quality of being hardworking and diligent.

   This is a company where someone with good ideas, industriousness, and talent can be successful.

Other Word Forms

• nonindustriousness noun
• superindustriousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of industriousness¹

industrious + -ness

Example Sentences

President Donald Trump took a shot at federal workers’ industriousness after spending the day at his golf course in Miami.

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President Donald Trump took a shot at federal workers' industriousness after spending the day at his golf course in Miami.

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One likely reason for Americans’ sleeplessness is cultural — a longstanding emphasis on industriousness and productivity.

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The Utah Legislature last winter approved a design featuring a beehive, a symbol of the prosperity and the industriousness of its Mormon pioneers.

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Constable wanted to give landscape subjects the stature of history painting so he constructed nature as a historical motif of English industriousness.

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