Definition
The quality or state of working hard and staying focused on something over a long time.
Etymology
Formed by adding -ness to 'assiduous,' creating a noun form of the quality itself. This abstract noun formation became common in English to describe character traits and persistent qualities.
Kelly Says
English speakers turned the adjective 'assiduous' into a noun with -ness specifically because we needed a word for that unmeasurable but obvious quality in people who just keep showing up—it's the difference between being busy and being successful.
Translations
BNবাংলা
নিয়মিত
ni-yo-mit
CACatalà
assiduïtat
a-si-doo-i-tat
CSČeština
pečlivost
pech-li-vost
DADansk
assiduitet
a-si-doo-i-et
ELΕλληνικά
αφοσίωση
a-fo-si-o-si
ESEspañol
diligencia
di-li-jen-sia
FISuomi
huolellisuus
hwo-le-li-si-uus
FRFrançais
assiduité
a-si-doo-i-te
HAHA
kwararruwa
kwar-ar-ru-wa
HUMagyar
buzgóság
boos-go-sho-gas
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketekunan
ke-te-ku-nan
ITItaliano
assiduità
a-si-doo-i-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketekunan
ke-te-ku-nan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးစား
kye-so-sa
NLNederlands
assiduïteit
a-si-doo-i-teit
NONorsk
assiduitet
a-si-doo-i-et
PLPolski
staranność
sta-ran-nosc
PTPortuguês
assiduidade
a-si-doo-i-da-de
RORomână
sârguință
seer-goo-in-tsa
RUРусский
усердие
oo-ser-die
SVSvenska
assiduohet
a-si-doo-o-het
SWKiswahili
mtazamo
mta-za-mo
TAதமிழ்
வேதார்த்தம்
ve-da-ar-tham
THไทย
ความตั้งใจ
kwan-taeng jai
TLTL
malasakit
ma-la-sa-kit
UKУкраїнська
високоякісність
vi-so-ko-ya-ki-sno-st
VITiếng Việt
siêng năng
see-eng nang