studious
adjective
disposed or given to diligent study.
studiousness
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a word derived from
studious.
Example Sentences
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Among new friends in London, Mary’s studiousness makes her a formidable intellect.
From Salon ● May 20, 2026
And yet the very skills gay people had to develop to survive — studiousness, compartmentalization, discretion, itinerancy — made them uniquely skilled, Kirchick points out, to sensitive tasks like espionage or high-level advising.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2022
Now I think of my 14-year-old self buying fancy school supplies, the nice notebooks, the nice binders, and cringe at how materialistic I was being under the guise of studiousness.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2020
To Stammen’s eye, Paddack combined the cerebral studiousness of Stephen Strasburg with the bug-eyed intensity of Max Scherzer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2019
It’s not that Bobby rejected the studiousness displayed by his sister and mother.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
