assiduity

Unwavering careful attention

Assiduity is persistent, careful attention to a task or pursuit.

The word emphasizes steady dedication rather than bursts of effort: She approached her studies with remarkable assiduity.

Someone who works with assiduity keeps at it diligently, day after day.

The adjective is assiduous.

diligence

industriousness

Habitual hard work

sedulousness · devotion · commitment · zeal · earnestness · hardworking · meticulousness · rigor · endeavor · laboriousness

meticulousness

thoroughness

Attention to every detail

exactness · carefulness · methodicalness · punctiliousness · attention to detail · particularity · rigorousness · exactitude · finickiness · perfectionism

perseverance

persistence

Continuing despite difficulty

determination · grit · fortitude · patience · constancy · stamina · dedication · willpower · resolve · doggedness

attentiveness

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

mindfulness · vigilance · observance · regard · notice · awareness · intentness · absorption · engrossment · scrutiny

Categories
Opposites
effort and diligence

assiduitylaziness

Unwillingness to exert oneself

indolence · sloth · idleness · lethargy · apathy

attention and care

assiduitynegligence

Failure to exercise care

neglect · carelessness · slackness · inattention · heedlessness

Family

assiduous, sedulous, assiduously, assiduousness, sedulously

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G