different between laborious vs sedulous
laborious
English
Alternative forms
- labourious (obsolete)
- laborous (obsolete)
- labourous (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??b???i?s/
- Rhymes: -???i?s
Adjective
laborious (comparative more laborious, superlative most laborious)
- Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- Mentally difficult; painstaking.
- Industrious.
Synonyms
- (requiring effort): painstaking, toilsome, worksome
Derived terms
- laboriously
Related terms
- labor, labour
Translations
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sedulous
English
Etymology
From Latin s?dulus (“diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, generally in abundance). S?dulus is probably derived from s?dul? (“diligently; carefully; purposely; zealously”) (possibly from s?- (prefix meaning ‘without’) + dol? (singular of dolus (“deceit, deception; evil intent, malice”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to count, reckon”))) + -us (suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?d???l?s/, /?s?dj?-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?d???l?s/
- Hyphenation: se?dul?ous
Adjective
sedulous (comparative more sedulous, superlative most sedulous)
- Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.
- Synonyms: assiduous; see also Thesaurus:industrious
- Of an activity: carried out with diligence.
- 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part II, XVII [Uniform ed., p. 169]:
- He had much to learn about boys, and he learnt not by direct observation—for which he believed he was unfitted—but by sedulous imitation of the more experienced masters.
- 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part II, XVII [Uniform ed., p. 169]:
Derived terms
- sedulously
- sedulousness
Related terms
- sedulity
Translations
References
Further reading
- diligence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- sedulous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sedulous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sedulous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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