industrious
adjective
[ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs ]
• diligent and hard-working.
• "an industrious people striving to make their country prosperous"
Similar:
hard-working,
diligent,
assiduous,
sedulous,
conscientious,
steady,
painstaking,
persistent,
persevering,
pertinacious,
unflagging,
untiring,
tireless,
indefatigable,
studious,
busy,
busy as a bee,
active,
bustling,
energetic,
on the go,
vigorous,
determined,
dynamic,
driven,
zealous,
productive,
laborious,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘skilful, clever, ingenious’): from French industrieux or late Latin industriosus, from Latin industria ‘diligence’.
