industrious

1. 1.

   characterized by hard work and perseverance

   Synonymshardworkingtirelessuntiring

   Similardiligent
2. 2.

   working hard to promote an enterprise

   Synonymsenergeticgumptiousup-and-coming

   Similarenterprising

Questions about industrious

What does industrious mean?

industrious means "characterized by hard work and perseverance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in industrious?

industrious has 4 syllables: in-dus-tri-ous. The stress falls on "dus". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/.

What is another word for industrious?

Close synonyms include hardworking, tireless, untiring, energetic, gumptious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is industrious a common word?

industrious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.