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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDUS'TRIOUS, a. [L. industrius, from industria.]
1. Diligent in business or study; constantly, regularly or habitually occupied in business; assiduous; opposed to slothful and idle.
Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government.
2. Diligent in a particular pursuit, or to a particular end; opposed to remiss or slack; as industrious to accomplish a journey, or to reconcile contending parties.
3. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; as an industrious life.
4. Careful; assiduous; as the industrious application of knowing men.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: hardworking, industrious, tireless, untiring]
2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: energetic, gumptious, industrious, up-and-coming]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. obsolete skillful, ingenious 2. constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied ; diligent <an industrious worker> Synonyms: see busy • industriously adverb • industriousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. diligent, hard-working. Derivatives: industriously adv. industriousness n. Etymology: F industrieux or LL industriosus (as INDUSTRY)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Industrious In*dus"tri*ous, a. [L. industrius, industriosus: cf. F. industrieux. See Industry.] 1. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor. Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government. --Sir W. Temple. 2. Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker. Industrious to seek out the truth of all things. --Spenser. -- In*dus"tri*ous*ly, adv. -- In*dus"tri*ous*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe someone as industrious, you mean they work very hard. She was an industrious and willing worker. = hard-working ADJ • industriously Maggie paints industriously all through the summer. ADV: ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Diligent, assiduous, laborious, notable, hard-working, diligently employed, busily engaged, up and stirring, busy as a bee, brisk as a bee. 2. Busy, brisk, persistent, persevering, sedulous.

Moby Thesaurus

active, aggressive, ardent, assiduous, busy, conscientious, constant, continuing, diligent, dogged, dynamic, elaborate, enduring, energetic, faithful, fervent, hard, hard-working, hardworking, hustling, immutable, inalterable, indefatigable, indomitable, insistent, intense, invincible, laborious, lasting, live, loyal, never idle, never-tiring, obstinate, operose, painstaking, patient, patient as Job, permanent, perseverant, persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, plodding, plugging, preoccupied, rapt, relentless, resolute, sedulous, single-minded, sleepless, slogging, stable, steadfast, steady, strenuous, stubborn, tenacious, thorough, thoroughgoing, tireless, unabating, unconquerable, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping, unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unnodding, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting, unsleeping, unsparing, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied, unwearying, unwinking, utterly attentive, vehement, vigorous, weariless, zealous