Studious
['stjuːdɪəs] or ['studɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) marked by care and effort; 'made a studious attempt to fix the television set' .
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Definition
(a.) Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
(a.) Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.
(a.) Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.
(a.) Planned with study; deliberate; studied.
(a.) Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Meditative, reflective, contemplative, given to study, thoughtful.[2]. Diligent, assiduous, eager, zealous.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Literary, diligent, desirous, attentive, careful, thoughtful, assiduous,reflective
ANT:co-literary, illiterate, idle, Indulgent, careless, regardless, indifferent,inattentive, negligent, thoughtless
Typist: Preston
Definition
adj. given to study: thoughtful: diligent: careful (with of): studied: deliberately planned: favourable for study or meditation.—adv. Stū′diously.—n. Stū′diousness.
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Examples
- It is not to be inferred, however, from some of the preceding statements that the boy was of an exclusively studious bent of mind. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Her figure was elegant, and she walked well; but Darcy, at whom it was all aimed, was still inflexibly studious. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I was not studious in habit, and probably did not make progress enough to compensate for the outlay for board and tuition. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I visited many other apartments, but shall not trouble my reader with all the curiosities I observed, being studious of brevity. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Much of this development he may have owed to his studious life in Paris, where he had become acquainted with ethical systems popular at the time. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Who was the Count expected to find in the course of his studious morning rambles at Blackwater Park? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He was in his usual morning dress, and his face (which Mr. Lorry could distinctly see), though still very pale, was calmly studious and attentive. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Never had she been seen so busy, so studious, and, above all, so active. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Carton followed the lines and words of his paper, with a slow forefinger, and with a studious and absorbed face. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Certain it is that under this simple regime studious habits were formed and a taste for literature developed that have lasted to this day. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He was naturally studious, and inclined to the law. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Soon, too soon, I entered the giddy whirl; forgetting my studious hours, and the companionship of Adrian. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He was studious by habit, and commanded the confidence and respect of all who knew him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- On her right, her only neighbor was a studious looking lad absorbed in a newspaper. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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