Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Strenuous

//ˈstɹɛ.nju.əs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having great vigour or energy; forceful.

    "strenuous exercise"

  2. 2
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by or performed with much energy or force wordnet

Etymology

From Latin strenuus (“quick”).

See also for "strenuous"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: strenuous