Defn: A student. [R.] W. Irving.
Lipsius was a great studier of the stoical philosophy. Tillotson.
STUDIO
Stu"di*o, n.; pl. Studios. Etym: [It. studio, properly, study. See
Study.]
Defn: The working room of an artist.
STUDIOUS
Stu"di*ous, a. Etym: [L. studious: cf. F. studieux. See Study.]
1. Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
2. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. Locke.
3. Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; — usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies. You that are so studious Of my affairs, wholly neglect your own. Massinger.
4. Planned with study; deliberate; studied. For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . . with apology can be invented Rambler.
5. Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade. [Poetic] But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale. Milton. — Stu"di*ous*ly, adv. — Stu"di*ous*ness, n.
STUDY
Stud"y, n.; pl. Studies. Etym: [OE. studie, L. studium, akin to
studere to study; possibly akin to Gr. estudie, estude, F. étude. Cf.
Etude, Student, Studio, Study, v. i.]