industry
/ˈɪn.də.stɹi/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.19 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.
Countable; Uncountable
name
Example Sentences
- "Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy."
- "The ant has made himself illustrious / Through constant industry industrious. / So what? / Would you be calm and placid / If you were full of formic acid?"
- "The line ends at Narvik. Eight years ago the whole town was in ruins, but the industry of the Norwegian people has rebuilt it entirely."
- "England's win was built on industry and discipline, epitomised by the performances of Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in defence and Scott Parker in midfield."
- "The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled."
- "The steel industry has long used blast furnaces to smelt iron."
Etymology
From Middle English industry, industrie, from Old French industrie, from Latin industria (“diligence, activity, industry”), from industrius (“diligent, active, zealous”), from Old Latin indostruus (“diligent, active”); origin unknown. Perhaps from indu (“in”) + ūst-, ūstr-, stem of ūrō (“burn, burn up, consume”, verb), related to Old High German ūstrī (“industry”), Old English andūstrian (“to hate, detest”, literally “to be consumed with zeal”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: industry, industrie, industria, indostruus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪn.də.stɹi/
- British English: /ˈɪn.də.stɹi/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
automotive industry
captain of industry
cottage industry
defensive industry
evergreen industry
film industry
finance industry
food services industry
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
industriousness
diligence
hardworkingness
application
sector
field
businesses that produce goods
manufacture