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Showing words for DILIGENT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Diligent

diligent, tideling

7 Letter Words for Diligent

dieting, editing, eilding, eliding, glinted, ignited, lignite, tidling, tingled

6 Letter Words for Diligent

delint, dentil, dieing, dingle, diting, elding, engild, engilt, gentil, gilden, gilten, idling, ignite, indite, linget, lintie, liting, nidget, tiding, tilden, tiling, tineid, tinged, tingid, tingle

5 Letter Words for Diligent

deign, delit, detin, digit, digne, dinge, eldin, elint, enlit, gelid, genii, genit, getid, gilet, gleit, glent, glide, glint, gnide, ident, idite, indie, ingle, inlet, intel, intil, legin, legit, lenti, ligne, lined, linge, linie, lited, nidge, nitid, teiid, teind, tilde, tiled, tined, tinge, tingi

4 Letter Words for Diligent

deil, deli, delt, deni, dent, deti, detn, diel, diet, dine, ding, dint, dite, edit, eild, engl, gein, geit, geld, genl, gent, gied, gien, gild, gile, gilt, gite, gled, glei, glen, glid, glit, idle, inde, init, inti, intl, itel, lend, leng, lent, lied, lien, lige, liin, lind, line, ling, lint, lite, liti, lndg, neti, nide, nidi, nied, nile, teil, teld, teli, tend, teng, tide, tidi, tied, tien, tige, tile, tind, tine, ting

3 Letter Words for Diligent

deg, dei, del, den, det, die, dig, dil, din, dit, dle, eld, eli, elt, end, eng, enl, ged, gel, gen, get, gid, gie, gin, git, gld, glt, gtd, gte, ide, ign, ile, ind, ing, int, itd, ldg, led, leg, lei, let, lid, lie, lig, lin, lit, ltd, ned, neg, nei, net, nid, nie, nig, nil, nit, ted, teg, tel, ten, tgn, tid, tie, tig, til, tin, tln, tng

Definitions for Diligent

[1] constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
[2] done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking: a diligent search of the files.
[3] careful and persevering in carrying out tasks or duties
[4] carried out with care and perseverance diligent work

Words related to Diligent

industrious, attentive, earnest, indefatigable, persistent, assiduous, studious, painstaking, eager, conscientious, active, careful, tireless, busy, constant, grind, laborious, occupied, operose, pertinacious

Words nearby Diligent

dilettante, dilettantism, dilf, dili, diligence, diligent, dill, dill pickle, dillard, dilli, dillinger

Origin of Diligent

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dīligent- (stem of dīligēns ), present participle of dīligere to choose, like, equivalent to dī- di-2 + -ligere (combining form of legere to choose, read); see -ent

Other words from Diligent

dil·i·gent·ly , adverb
dil·i·gent·ness , noun
non·dil·i·gent , adjective
non·dil·i·gent·ly , adverb
o·ver·dil·i·gent , adjective
o·ver·dil·i·gent·ly , adverb
o·ver·dil·i·gent·ness , noun
pre·dil·i·gent , adjective
pre·dil·i·gent·ly , adverb
un·dil·i·gent , adjective
un·dil·i·gent·ly , adverb

Word origin for Diligent

C14: from Old French, from Latin dīligere to value, from dis- apart + legere to read

Synonyms for Diligent

active, assiduous, attentive, careful, conscientious, eager, earnest, indefatigable, industrious, painstaking, persistent, studious, tireless, busy, constant, eager beaver, grind, laborious, occupied, operose, persisting, pertinacious, plugging, sedulous, steadfast, unflagging, unrelenting, untiring