Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardworking

/ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: hard-work-ing
IPA: /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.

Example Sentences

"“My team and manager are exceptional; they are hardworking, talented, and supportive,” noted one respondent. “The company as a whole really focuses on their employees and that is very important to me.”"
"It exacerbates homelessness, slows family formation, prevents workers from moving to opportunity and puts an enormous strain on the budgets of hardworking people."

Etymology

From hard + working.

Inflected Forms

more hardworking (comparative) most hardworking (superlative) hard-working (alternative)

Derived Forms

hardworkingly hardworkingness

Synonyms

assiduous diligent dogged hardworking industrious notable sedulous studious painstaking worksome

Questions

How do you pronounce hardworking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/.
What does hardworking mean?: Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
Where does hardworking come from?: From hard + working.

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