studious

Devoted to learning

Studious describes someone devoted to study and learning, or characterized by careful attention: a studious student, studious attention to detail.

The word suggests deliberate, diligent effort rather than casual interest.

A studious silence or studious avoidance implies something done with careful purpose, perhaps even conspicuously so.

scholarly

erudite

Profoundly knowledgeable

academic · intellectual · knowledgeable · educated · literate · professorial · pedantic · didactic · theoretical · analytical

diligent

hardworking

Committed to sustained effort

persevering · dedicated · meticulous · thorough · earnest · persistent · tenacious · steadfast · sedulous · painstaking

focused

attentive

Paying close notice

immersed · intent · contemplative · reflective · serious · observant · mindful · single-minded · rapt · fixated

academic

university

Higher education institution

lecture · thesis · research · dissertation · seminar · exam · curriculum · syllabus · degree · campus

quiet

reserved

Restrained in manner

withdrawn · reclusive · private · unassuming · modest · demure · retiring · subdued · shy · soft-spoken

Categories
Opposites
diligence and application

studiouslazy

Avoiding effort or exertion

idle · negligent · careless · slothful · indolent

intellectual engagement

studiousunscholarly

Lacking academic rigor

unacademic · anti-intellectual · frivolous · unintellectual · ignorant

temperament and disposition

studiousfrivolous

Not worthy of attention

carefree · flighty · capricious · playful · lighthearted

Phrases
Family

studio, studiously, studiousness

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G