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fervid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferve?.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?.v?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.v?d/
Adjective
fervid (comparative fervider, superlative fervidest)
- Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous.
Synonyms
- ardent, fervent, zealous; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic
Antonyms
- frigid
Related terms
- fervent
- fever
- fervor
- perfervid
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diligent
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- third-person plural future active indicative of d?lig?
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