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Industrious vs Engaged - What's the difference?

industrious | engaged | Related terms |

Industrious is a related term of engaged.


As adjectives the difference between industrious and engaged

is that industrious is hard-working and persistent; worksome while engaged is agreed to be married.

As a verb engaged is

(engage).

industrious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Hard-working and persistent; worksome.
  • I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * industriousness

    engaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (engage)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Agreed to be married.
  • Busy or employed.
  • (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
  • I tried calling, but she (''or'' her phone) was engaged .
  • (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
  • (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
  • Synonyms

    * (of a telephone) (US) busy

    See also

    * (agreed to be married)

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