diligence

Plural: diligences

Noun

• conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
• persevering determination to perform a task
  • "his diligence won him quick promotions"
• a diligent effort
• Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
• The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
• Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.
• A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.
• The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

Synonyms

application, industriousness, industry, worksomeness