Definitions for diligence

diligence dil·i·gence

Spelling: [dil-i-juh ns]
IPA: /ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns/

Diligence is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 222 anagrams from letters in diligence (cdeegiiln).

Definitions for diligence

noun

  1. constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind.
  2. Law. the degree of care and caution required by the circumstances of a person.
  3. Obsolete. care; caution.
  4. a public stagecoach, especially as formerly used in France.

Origin of diligence

1300-50; Middle English deligence (Anglo-French) Latin dīligentia, equivalent to dīligent- (stem of dīligēns) diligent + -ia; see -ence

Examples for diligence

But all this diligence and speed were not without an object.

Adopting a foreign child requires persistence, diligence, patience, and a reliance on the slow-turning wheels of justice.

According to one report, their lawyer was disbarred two years after their case was lost for "lack of diligence" in other cases.

Similarly, if you filed in February (and we hate you) your diligence speaks volumes about your overall responsible nature.

In doing this, the GOP would recruit moderators with “outstanding” reputations for “independence, diligence, and toughness.”

She was the only passenger in the diligence, and the door was locked.

I then jumped down from the diligence and looked curiously around me.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

If we imitate Lydia in diligence, let us not forget to imitate her in piety.

It was necessary to hasten, so that he might be sure of booking a place in the diligence.

Word Value for diligence
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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