different between sedulous vs arduous

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)

1. 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
2. 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.

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

English

Etymology

From Latin arduus (“lofty, high, steep, hard to reach, difficult, laborious”), akin to Irish ard (“high”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???dju??s/, /???d??u??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????d??u?s/

Adjective

arduous (comparative more arduous, superlative most arduous)

1. Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:arduous.
2. (obsolete) burning; ardent
   • 1805-1814, Dante, Henry Francis Cary (translator), The Divine Comedy

3. Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
   • 1999, Scott Ciencin, Mike Fredericks, Dinoverse:

     Mike looked up from the arduous mountain trail. They'd been climbing for five hours and he was beginning to feel irritable.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:arduous.

Synonyms

• burdensome, demanding, exhausting, fatiguing, laborious, onerous, strenuous, strugglesome, wearisome

Derived terms

• arduousness

Related terms

• arduity

Translations

Further reading

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