industry Copy link Outline 1. industria2. assĭduĭtas (keeping close to occupation)3. gnāvĭtas or nāvĭtas (brisk activity4. sēdŭlĭtas (earnest attention to a duty)5. dīlĭgentia (care and attention)6. stŭdium (earnest devotion, eager pursuit) • industry: 1. industria: ability is fed by i., alitur industria ingenium, Cic. Coel. 19, 45: elaborated by i., industria elaboratus, Cic. Manil. init. (But industria is a more comprehensive word than the Eng., and includes all kinds of activity.) 2. assĭduĭtas (keeping close to occupation): v. assiduity. 3. gnāvĭtas or nāvĭtas (brisk activity: v. rare): Arn. 4. sēdŭlĭtas (earnest attention to a duty): the i. of a poor poet, s. mali poetae, Cic. Arch. 10, 25. Join: opera et sedulitas, Cic. Fam. 8, 11, med.; qui labor, quae sedulitas! Plin. 11, 30, 36. 5. dīlĭgentia (care and attention): v. care, diligence. 6. stŭdium (earnest devotion, eager pursuit): v. zeal.