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Industrious vs Steadfast - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between industrious and steadfast

is that industrious is hard-working and persistent; worksome while steadfast is fixed or unchanging; steady.

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

    Related terms

    * industrial * industry

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    steadfast

    English

    Alternative forms

    * stedfast (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Fixed or unchanging; steady.
  • Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

    • Derived terms

    * steadfastly * steadfastness