strenuous

adj.

1. Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion: a strenuous task.
2. Vigorously active; energetic or zealous.

[From Latin strēnuus.]

strenuously stren'u·ous·ly adv.
strenuousness stren'u·ous·ness n.

adjective

1. Marked by vigorous physical exertion: knockabout, rough, rough-and-tumble, rugged, tough. See action/inaction.
2. Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy: active, brisk, dynamic, dynamical, energetic, forceful, kinetic, lively, sprightly, vigorous. Informal peppy. See action/inaction.

adj

Definition: difficult; requiring hard work
Antonyms: easy, effortless, facile

adj

Definition: energetic, zealous
Antonyms: apathetic, enervated, feeble, half-hearted, lethargic, unenthusiastic

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IN BRIEF: Showing or requiring great energy.

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. — Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

Common misspelling(s) of strenuous

• strenous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ihærdig, ivrig, anstrengende, vanskelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
inspannend

Français (French)
adj. - énergique, difficile, chargé, ardu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anstrengend, energisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εντατικός, επίπονος, εργώδης, ενεργητικός

Italiano (Italian)
faticoso, strenuo, estenuante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - árduo

Русский (Russian)
требующий силы, напряжения

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vigoroso, energético, activo, fatigoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ansträngande, påfrestande, energisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
奋发的, 热烈的, 热心的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 奮發的, 熱烈的, 熱心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부단히 분투 노력하는, 굽히지 않는, 격렬한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 精力的な, 奮闘的な, 困難な, 激しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعب, منهك, مجهد, عنيف, شاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דורש מאמץ, מאמץ, קשה, נמרץ, פעיל‬

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