studious
11studious — [[t]stju͟ːdiəs, stu͟ː [/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is studious spends a lot of time reading and studying books. I was a very quiet, studious little girl. Syn: bookish …
12studious — adjective 1 spending a lot of time studying and reading: a quiet studious young man 2 careful in your work: studious attention to detail studiously adverb studiousness noun (U) …
13studious — stu•di•ous [[t]ˈstu di əs, ˈstyu [/t]] adj. 1) disposed or given to diligent study 2) concerned with or pertaining to study: studious interests[/ex] 3) zealous, assiduous, or painstaking: studious care[/ex] 4) carefully planned; studied 5)… …
14studious — adjective a) Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. b) Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar …
15studious — stu|di|ous [ˈstju:diəs US ˈstu: ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: studiosus, from studium; STUDY1] spending a lot of time studying and reading ▪ a quiet, studious young man >studiously adv >studiousness n [U] …
16studious — stu|di|ous [ studiəs ] adjective 1. ) tending to study and read a lot: a quiet studious young man 2. ) giving a lot of attention and care to what you are doing or learning …
17studious — UK [ˈstjuːdɪəs] / US [ˈstudɪəs] adjective 1) tending to study and read a lot a quiet studious young man 2) giving a lot of attention and care to what you are doing or learning …
18studious — adj. 1 devoted to or assiduous in study or reading. 2 studied, deliberate, painstaking (with studious care). 3 (foll. by to + infin. or in + verbal noun) showing care or attention. 4 (foll. by of + verbal noun) anxiously desirous. Derivatives:… …
19studious — Synonyms and related words: absorbed, absorbed in, abstruse, academic, advised, aforethought, assiduous, attentive, autodidactic, bookish, buried in, careful, caught up in, civilized, college bred, collegiate, considered, contemplating,… …
20studious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. scholarly, thoughtful, speculative, contemplative, bookish. See thought, learning. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. industrious, thoughtful, contemplative, busy, well read, well informed, scholarly,… …
