Assiduity
constant or close application or effort; diligence; industry.
-ssiduities, devoted or solicitous attentions.
contemporary examples
they did not remotely achieve equality with men, but they won grudging respect and, for their -ssiduity, they sometimes won power.
the heroine of the new deal christine stansell march 2, 2009
historical examples
their -ssiduity in serving their gods is remarkably conspicuous.
a general history and collection of voyages and travels, volume 16 robert kerr
dye it therefore and thoroughly soak it with the -ssiduity of these cogitations.
meditations marcus aurelius
vandenesse’s involuntary shudder at her dictum plead more eloquently for him than all his past -ssiduity.
a woman of thirty honore de balzac
moreover, it is the one mankind, if it could, would cultivate with the most -ssiduity.
punchinello, vol. 1, no. 2, april 9, 1870 various
his luck, at least, was beyond doubt for long; his -ssiduity, always.
the wrecker robert louis stevenson and lloyd osbourne
margarita had contrived to gain my interest by the -ssiduity of her attentions.
the memoires of casanova, complete jacques casanova de seingalt
the wisdom of the appointment was immediately shown by the -ssiduity with which ussher engaged in founding the observatory.
great astronomers r. s. ball
then his muchuchos have to move about, and wait upon him with -ssiduity.
the flag of distress mayne reid
the waiter serves you with extra satisfaction and -ssiduity under their stimulus.
a walk from london to john o’groat’s elihu burritt
noun (pl) -ties
constant and close application
(often pl) devoted attention
n.
early 15c., from latin -ssiduatem “continual presence,” noun of quality from past participle stem of -ssiduus (see -ssiduous).
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