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# industrious

adjective (industrious, more industrious, most industrious)

«industrious» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Hard-working; always busy and putting in steady effort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#m1)

### In the lessons

A praising word for people and animals: ants, bees and beavers are called industrious. In school reports, «industrious» praises a pupil who works steadily. In stories it contrasts with lazy characters, like the busy Mole spring-cleaning versus idle Toad. Note: «industrial» (about factories) is a different word.

### Examples

- Ants are industrious little creatures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#x1)
- Our teacher wrote that I am an industrious pupil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#x2)
- The industrious beavers built a dam across the stream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#x3)
- Mole was industrious, spring-cleaning his little home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#x4)
- The industrious baker was up at four every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#x5)
- The fable of the ant and the grasshopper praises the industrious ant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#x6)
- And she was industrious and thoughtful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/#x7)

### Note

Adjective from «industry» in its old meaning of hard work. Adverb: industriously; noun: industriousness. Trap: «industrial» means to do with factories and industry; «industrious» means hard-working.

## In Jewish tradition

It describes Jeroboam as a hard worker whom Solomon put in charge of labourers.

**Interpretation.** Jeroboam's skill brought him power, but tradition says he later led Israel into sin, so ability needs to be joined with goodness.

### Examples

- And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labour of the house of Joseph. (Prophets 1KI.11.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/industrious/#x1)

### Note

Adjective from «industry» in its old meaning of hard work. Adverb: industriously; noun: industriousness. Trap: «industrial» means to do with factories and industry; «industrious» means hard-working.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «industrious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/industrious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«industrious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/industrious.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «industrious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/industrious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«industrious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/industrious.html) on Mova free.