industries
English meaning: Industries
Definition
The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
Example
“Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.”
Another example: “The region's textile and steel industries declined sharply in the 1980s.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Common in economic, business, and journalistic contexts to denote branches of commercial production (the tech industries). The older sense 'diligence' is dated and literary. Plural of 'industry'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'industria' (diligence, activity); the sense of organized commercial production developed in the 19th century.
Synonyms
Related Words
- marginal
- textiles
- pharmaceuticals
- aerospace
- manufacturing
- textile
- shipbuilding
- automotive
- chemicals
- cement
Common Collocations
- heavy industries
- service industries
- creative industries
- manufacturing industries
- industries sector
- key industries
Word Forms
industry (n, sing.); industries (pl.); industrial (adj); industrious (adj); industrialize (v)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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