sedulity

[si-doo-li-tee, -dyoo-]

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noun

sedulous quality, application, or activity; diligence.

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Origin of sedulity

1535–45; < Latin sēdulitās, equivalent to sēdul(us) sedulous + -itās -ity

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Related Words

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Historical Examples

There is nothing more operative than sedulity and diligence.
Book of Wise Sayings
W. A. Clouston
To the best of their ability the four strove to shield her without her being able to perceive their sedulity.
The Unwilling Vestal
Edward Lucas White

Word Origin and History for sedulity

n.

1540s, from Latin sedulitas "assiduity, application," noun of quality from sedulus (see sedulous).

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