different between diligence vs professionalism

English

Etymology

From French diligence.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?l?d??ns/
• Hyphenation: di?li?gence
• The stage-coach sense may be pronounced as in French.

Noun

diligence (countable and uncountable, plural diligences)

1. Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
2. The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
3. Carefulness.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   due diligence

4. (historical, 19th century) A public stage-coach.
   • 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Volume 1, Chapter V:

     Continuing thus, I came at length opposite to the inn at which the various diligences and carriages usually stopped.
5. (law, Scotland) The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

Synonyms

• worksomeness (rare)

Derived terms

• due diligence

Translations

Anagrams

• ceilinged

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French diligence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di.li???ns/, /?di.li???n.s?/
• Hyphenation: di?li?gen?ce

Noun

diligence f (plural diligences)

1. (historical) A diligence, a stage-coach.

   Synonym: postkoets

French

Etymology

From Latin diligentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.li.???s/

Noun

diligence f (countable and uncountable, plural diligences)

1. (uncountable) diligence, conscientiousness
2. (uncountable) haste
3. (countable) stage-coach, diligence

Derived terms

• faire diligence

Related terms

• diligent

Descendants

• ? Dutch: diligence

Further reading

• “diligence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From professional +? -ism

Noun

professionalism (usually uncountable, plural professionalisms)

1. The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.
2. The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc.

Synonyms

• professionality
• professionalness
• professionalship

Related terms

• profession
• professional
• professionalist
• professionalisation, professionalization
• professionalise, professionalize
• professionalising, professionalizing
• professionally

Translations

Swedish

Noun

professionalism c

1. professionalism

Declension