Diligence vs Punctual - What's the difference?
diligence | punctual |
conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something
A public stage-coach. (19th century, now used only in reference to France or other European countries including Great Britain.)
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(legal, Scotland) The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
prompt or on time
# (of an event ) Happening at the appointed time
# (of a person ) Acting at the appointed time
(mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points
(linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration
As a noun diligence
is conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something.As an adjective punctual is
prompt or on time.diligence
English
(wikipedia diligence)Noun
(en noun)- Continuing thus, I came at length opposite to the inn at which the various diligences and carriages usually stopped.
Synonyms
*Derived terms
* due diligenceAnagrams
* ----punctual
English
Alternative forms
* punctuall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.