studiousness

Meanings

1. 1noununcountable

   The quality of being devoted to reading and learning, usually with steady effort and care.

   Grammar: Uncountable: her studiousness, not a studiousness.

   Patterns

   • studiousness of someone
   • studiousness in something

   Her studiousness earned the respect of every teacher.

   The boy's studiousness was obvious from the neat piles of books on his desk.

   A reputation for studiousness helped him win the scholarship.

2. 2noununcountable

   A serious, careful manner suggesting someone is concentrating hard.

   Grammar: Describes behavior or look: an air of studiousness.

   Patterns

   • an air of studiousness

   He wore an air of studiousness while reading the menu.

   The class fell into silent studiousness before the exam.

Common combinations

quiet studiousness

The library was filled with quiet studiousness.

air of studiousness

She had an air of studiousness that made others lower their voices.

reputation for studiousness

He had a reputation for studiousness among his classmates.

praise someone's studiousness

The teacher praised her studiousness.

studiousness and discipline

Success took studiousness and discipline.

Synonyms and how they differ

diligence

Diligence covers careful hard work in any task, but studiousness is specifically about studying.

scholarliness

Scholarliness suggests deep learning, whereas studiousness stresses effort and habit.

industriousness

Industriousness describes hard work in general and is not tied to books.

Opposites

Word family

studious adjective

spending a lot of time studying

studiously adverb

in a careful, hard-working way

study verb

to learn about a subject

student noun

a person who studies

Commonly confused: studiousness or studio? studiousness or studious?

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