Meaning & use
studious
Last updated
UK/ˈstjuːdiəs/
US/ˈstuːdiəs/
Meanings
adjectivecomparableapproving
Spending a lot of time on study and reading, and liking to learn.
Grammar: Before a noun or after be: a studious child.
She was a quiet, studious girl.
The studious class filled the library.
adjectivebefore a nounformal
Done with deliberate care or effort.
Grammar: Before a noun: studious attention.
He made a studious effort to be polite.
She listened with studious attention.
Word forms
| comparative | more studious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most studious |
Common combinations
- studious child
- He was a studious child.
- studious student
- The studious student read every night.
- studious expression
- She wore a studious expression.
- studious air
- He had a studious air.
Synonyms and how they differ
- scholarly
- Scholarly describes learned work or people in academic fields.
- diligent
- Diligent stresses hard work in any task.
- bookish
- Bookish is more informal and can imply a lack of sociability.
Opposites
Word family
- studiously adverb
- carefully and deliberately
- study verb
- to learn from books and lessons
- studiousness noun
- devotion to study
Commonly confused: studious or studio?
studious vs studio
A studio is a workroom or recording space.
Practice
A studious student is most likely to ___.
Choose one answer.
Studious means devoted to study. The other behaviors show the opposite.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “studious”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.
Your sentence stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.