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diligence - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'diligence' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Diligence [ n.]
- The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence.
- Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduity in service.
- Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
- A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France.

Meaning of 'diligence' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . diligence [ n]
Meaning (1):
- persevering determination to perform a task
Example in sentence:
  • frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues;
  • his diligence won him quick promotions
Meaning (2):
- a diligent effort
Example in sentence:
  • it is a job requiring serious application