different between diligent vs honestly

English

Etymology

From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin d?lig?ns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of d?lig? (“to love, esteem much, literally to choose, select”), from d?-, dis- (“apart”) + leg? (“to choose”); see elect and select.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?l?d??nt/

Adjective

diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent)

1. Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

Alternative forms

• deligent (archaic)

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:industrious

Derived terms

• diligently

Related terms

• diligence

Translations

Further reading

• diligent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• diligent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin diligens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.li??ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.li??en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.li?d??ent/

Adjective

diligent (masculine and feminine plural diligents)

1. diligent (performing with intense concentration)

Derived terms

• diligentment

Related terms

• diligència

Further reading

• “diligent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Latin diligens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.li.???/

Adjective

diligent (feminine singular diligente, masculine plural diligents, feminine plural diligentes)

1. diligent (performing with intense concentration)

Derived terms

• diligemment

Related terms

• diligence

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

d?ligent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of d?lig?

English

Etymology

From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n?stli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n?stli/
• Hyphenation: hon?est?ly

Adverb

honestly (comparative more honestly, superlative most honestly)

1. (manner) In an honest manner.

2. Frankly, to be honest.

Synonyms

• (honest manner): candidly, sincerely, truthfully; see also Thesaurus:honestly
• (frankly): as a matter of fact, in all honesty, in point of fact, in truth; see also Thesaurus:actually

Translations

Interjection

honestly

1. Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.

   Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting.

Synonyms

• really

Translations

Anagrams

• on the sly