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Assiduity

Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence.

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Diligence 76% connected

The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence.

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Industry 76% connected

Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness;…

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Engrossment 76% connected

The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.

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Intentness 76% connected

The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention.

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Singleness 76% connected

The quality or state of being single, or separate from all others; the opposite of doubleness, complication, or multiplicity.

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Assiduous 74% connected

Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Assiduous 74% connected

Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.

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Concentration 92% connected

The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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