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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Given to diligent study.
  • adjective Relating to, suggestive of, or conducive to study.
  • adjective Marked by steady attention and effort; assiduous.
  • adjective Giving or evincing careful regard; heedful.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Given to study or learning; inclined to learn or investigate; seeking knowledge from books, inquiry, meditation, or by other means: as, a studious pupil or investigator; a studious reasoner.
  • Exercising study or careful consideration; attentively mindful or considerate; thoughtful; heedful; intent; assiduous.
  • Manifesting study or deliberation; planned; studied.
  • Devoted to or used for the purposes of study; serving as a place of study or contemplation.
  • Synonyms Studious, Scholarly. Studious represents a fact in conduct; scholarly, a fact in taste or predilection, or a similar result: as, he was very studious, but not really of scholarly instincts, nor likely ever to produce a scholarly treatise.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books.
  • adjective Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.
  • adjective Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of.
  • adjective Planned with study; deliberate; studied.
  • adjective Poetic Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.
  • adjective Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
  • adjective Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.
  • adjective Planned with study; deliberate; studied.
  • adjective Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
  • adjective marked by care and effort

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Latin studiōsus, from studium, eagerness; see study.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Latin studiōsus. First recorded in English circa 1350.

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