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industrious

/ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/in-DUH-stree-uhs
/ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/in-DUH-stree-uhs

Meaningfull of hard work

Common meaning: hard-working

Journey through time

  1. Latinindustria‘diligence’source
  2. Frenchindustriesource
  3. Englishindustry‘work’
  4. Englishformed in English from industryindustrious‘hard-working’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from industry + -ous.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INDUSTRY, p.291 · scan

Source words

  • industria Latin · source word “diligence”

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