strenuous

English

Etymology

From Latin strenuus (“quick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɛnjuəs/
• Hyphenation: stren‧u‧ous

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Adjective

strenuous (comparative more strenuous, superlative most strenuous)

1. Having great vigour or energy; forceful.

   Synonyms: ardent, earnest, eager, energetic, determined, resolute, vigorous, zealous

   strenuous exercise

   strenuous activity

2. (of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious
   • 1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato”, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, page 467:

     We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

Derived terms

• nonstrenuous
• overstrenuous
• strenuously
• strenuousness

 

Related terms

• strenuity
• strenuosity

Translations

having great vigour

• Bulgarian: усърден (bg) (usǎrden), енергичен (bg) (energičen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 热烈的

• Czech: energický (cs), úporný
• Danish: ivrig
• Dutch: vurig (nl)
• Finnish: sinnikäs (fi)
• French: vigoureux (fr), acharné (fr)
• Latin: strēnuus
• Spanish: esforzado (es)

requiring great exertion

• Bulgarian: усилен (bg) (usilen), напрегнат (bg) (napregnat)
• Catalan: extenuant, ardu (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 激烈的

• Czech: namáhavý, vysilující, náročný (cs), vyčerpávající, usilovný (cs)
• Danish: anstrengende
• Dutch: zwaar (nl), hard (nl), veeleisend (nl)
• Esperanto: peniga
• Finnish: raskas (fi)
• French: ardu (fr), éprouvant (fr)
• German: anstrengend (de)
• Hungarian: kimerítő (hu), fárasztó (hu)
• Maori: whakauaua, pākākaha, tūkaha, kaiuaua
• Polish: żmudny (pl)
• Portuguese: exigente (pt)
• Spanish: extenuante (es), arduo (es), agotador (es)

Further reading

• “strenuous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “strenuous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “strenuous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.