strenuous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹɛ.nju.əs/
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Etymology
From Latin strenuus (“quick”).
Meanings
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Having great vigour or energy; forceful.
strenuous exercise
strenuous activity
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(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
It [Troutbeck] has religious isolation also, for it is several miles—and very strenuous miles in winter—from the parish church at Mungrisdale, and the introduction of the harmonium to the waiting room was due to the zeal of a vicar of many years ago who, in the absence of any other room in the village, obtained permission to use the premises for services, including Sunday School. Most of his successors have continued this self-sacrificing duty.
1951 October, “Notes and News: The Harmonium at Troutbeck”, in Railway Magazine, page 709:We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.
1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato”, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, page 467:Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.
2017 February 17, Dana Santas, “Recovering from surgery or stress? Yoga can help”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more strenuous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most strenuous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ultrastrenuous · superstrenuous · unstrenuous · nonstrenuous · strenuously · strenuousness · overstrenuous
Relateds
Synonyms
determined · vigorous · ardent · zealous · energetic · eager · resolute · earnest
Translations (49)
bg енергичен (having great vigour) · nl vurig (having great vigour) · es agotador (requiring great exertion) · fi sinnikäs (having great vigour) · es esforzado (having great vigour) · hu kimerítő (requiring great exertion) · ru усердный (having great vigour) · mi pākākaha (requiring great exertion) · nl zwaar (requiring great exertion) · pl żmudny (requiring great exertion) · mi kaiuaua (requiring great exertion) · pt exigente (requiring great exertion) · fr vigoureux (having great vigour) · cs namáhavý (requiring great exertion) · az səyli (having great vigour) · cmn 費力 /费力 (requiring great exertion) · nl veeleisend (requiring great exertion) · cs vysilující (requiring great exertion) · ca ardu (requiring great exertion) · la strēnuus (having great vigour) · es extenuante (requiring great exertion) · fr ardu (requiring great exertion) · az inadlı (having great vigour) · fr éprouvant (requiring great exertion) · bg усърден (having great vigour) · cmn 艱苦 /艰苦 (requiring great exertion) · cs energický (having great vigour) · es arduo (requiring great exertion) · cs vyčerpávající (requiring great exertion) · bg усилен (requiring great exertion) · ga maslach (requiring great exertion) · mi tūkaha (requiring great exertion) · da anstrengende (requiring great exertion) · es estrenuo (having great vigour) · de anstrengend (requiring great exertion) · cs úporný (having great vigour) · fi raskas (requiring great exertion) · fr acharné (having great vigour) · bg напрегнат (requiring great exertion) · cmn 劇烈 /剧烈 (having great vigour) · eo peniga (requiring great exertion) · cs usilovný (requiring great exertion) · ca extenuant (requiring great exertion) · cs náročný (requiring great exertion) · hu fárasztó (requiring great exertion) · da ivrig (having great vigour) · mi whakauaua (requiring great exertion) · nl hard (requiring great exertion) · ru упо́рный (having great vigour)