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Antonyms for strenuous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : stren-yoo-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrɛn yu əs


Definition of strenuous

Origin :
  • "characterized by great effort," 1590s, from Latin strenuus "active, vigorous, keen." Probably cognate with Greek strenes, strenos "keen, strong," strenos "arrogance, eager desire," Old English stierne "hard, severe, keen" (see stern (adj.)). Mocked by Ben Jonson as a pedantic neologism in "Poetaster" (1601). Sense of "requiring much energy" is first recorded 1670s. Related: Strenuously; strenuousness.
  • adj difficult; requiring hard work
  • adj energetic, zealous
Example sentences :
  • Yours must be the spirit of the times, strenuous, complex, democratic.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
  • Some say, idly, that religion is losing her hold in these strenuous days.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
  • This became too strenuous for him, however, and the line was jerked out of his hands.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • I had never dreamed before how strenuous men's lives could be.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Among the most strenuous objectors to the proposal was Queen Victoria.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 » by Various
  • Alas for this infirm faith, this will not strenuous, this vast ebb of a vast flow!
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • It is potential, not actual, and can only be appropriated by strenuous exertion.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • The two days and nights following Ezra's departure had been strenuous and provoking.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Others may yearn for the strenuous life, but not your humble servant.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He had seen the need for strenuous work and for righteousness.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

Synonyms for strenuous

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