dil|i|gence

dil|i|gence
dil|i|gence1 «DIHL uh juhns», noun.
1. a working hard; careful effort; being diligent; ability to work steadily: »

The student's diligence was rewarded with high marks. He will respond to his most challenging assignment with diligence and resourcefulness (Newsweek).

 SYNONYM(S): industry, perseverance.
2. Law. the attention and care due from a person, especially from a party to a contract.
3. Obsolete. speed; haste.
╂[< Old French diligence, learned borrowing from Latin dīligentia < dīligere; see etym. under diligent (Cf. ↑diligent)]
dil|i|gence2 «DIHL uh juhns», noun.
a public stagecoach, formerly used in France and other parts of Europe.
╂[special use of diligence1 < French (carrosse de) diligence fast (coach)]

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  • diligence — dil|i|gence [ dılıdʒəns ] noun uncount FORMAL the attitude or behavior of someone who works very hard and very carefully …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • give diligence — Diligence Dil i*gence, n. [F. diligence, L. diligentia.] 1. The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; the opposite of negligence. [1913 Webster] 2. Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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