Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.
- n. Attentive care; heedfulness.
- n. A large stagecoach.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; constancy in the performance of duty or the conduct of business; persistent exertion of body or mind; industry; assiduity.
- n. Care; heed; caution; heedfulness.
- n. In law, the attention and care due from a person in a given situation. The degree of care necessary to constitute diligence depends on the relation of the persons concerned to each other and the circumstances of the transaction.
- n. In Scots law: The warrant issued by a court for enforcing tho attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
- n. The process of law by which persons, lands, or effects are attached on execution, or in security for debt.
- n. Synonyms Industry, Application, etc. (see assiduity), assiduousness.
- n. Caution, circumspection, vigilance.
- n. A public stage-coach: usually with reference to France, but also applied to such stage-coaches elsewhere.
Wiktionary
- n. conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something
- n. religion One of the seven contrary virtues, opposite the vice of sloth.
- n. A public stage-coach. (19th century, now used only in reference to France or other European countries including Great Britain.)
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of
negligence . - n. Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduity in service.
- n. (Scots Law) Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
- n. A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a diligent effort
- n. persevering determination to perform a task
- n. conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
Etymologies
- French, from (carrosse de) diligence, speed (coach), from Old French, diligence, from Latin dīligentia, from dīligēns, dīligent-, diligent; see diligent. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Such labor and diligence also is required in them that rule, whilst they are charged to rule _with diligence_, Rom.xii. 8, which is as much as _with labor_: yea, the common charity of Christians hath its labor; and this very word”
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
“Seeing that the Obama administration constantly complains about how BIG the mess they INHERITED was, one would think a bit more due diligence is warranted.”
“For Tanguy Van Overstraeten, global head of the Privacy and Data Protection Practice at Linklaters, onsite due diligence is key to avoid any risk to the data companies share with vendors abroad.”
The Wall Street Journal: Closing Gaps in Privacy, Data Security
“More diligence from the designer ensures that energy and resource consumption are minimal – the collapsible components come as a kit set for reduced packaging and efficient transportability.”
“Doing due diligence is one thing, but “Fussy” is a fairly darn common word to search.”
“The diligence is paying off, as Pretty Little Head is getting some really strong reviews.”
“Ensure due diligence is conducted during the consequent growth period, and your personal golden parachutes have uncapped bonuses for exceeding revenue and user targets from this representative window.”
“Personally I find it hard to believe that after succeeding in fields were due diligence is a must, he decided to wing it on something, that a this point, is one of the most important things hes done in this campaign.”
Sound Politics: New Revelations In DUI Case Could Dog McGavick
“Acting on the information, quickly and with great diligence, is essential.”
“I'm not quite sure how 'utmost care and diligence' is compatible with rollercoasters at all.”
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Tweets
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Prolagus What's Jean doing here? Mar 29, 2011
westwalker Citation: "Ahead of him lay an eight-hour journey on the overnight diligence to Chatearoux, forty miles to the west." Robb, The Discovery of France, p. 8. Mar 29, 2011
sionnach A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France.
(Webster, 1913) Oct 22, 2008
bilby pleat Oct 14, 2008
sionnach rosebud? Feb 24, 2007
azd stagecoach Feb 24, 2007