Strenuous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by or performed with much energy or force

taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; ; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈɛnjuːəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈɛnjuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈɛnjuːəs/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈɛnjuːəs/.

Examples

strenuous exercise
his final, straining burst of speed
a strenuous task

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straining arduous

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by or performed with much energy or force “strenuous exercise”
adjective	taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; ; ; - F.D.Roosevelt “his final, straining burst of speed”

Word Forms

strain	noun	an intense or violent exertion
strenuousness	noun	extreme effortfulness
strenuosity	noun	intense energy
arduousness	noun	extreme effortfulness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anstrengend

gekennzeichnet durch oder mit viel Energie oder Kraft ausgeführt

🇫🇷French

ardu

caractérisé par ou exécuté avec beaucoup d'énergie ou de force

🇪🇸Spanish

agotador

caracterizado o realizado con mucha energía o fuerza

🇮🇹Italian

faticoso

caratterizzato o eseguito con molta energia o forza

🇳🇱Dutch

inspannend

gekenmerkt door of uitgevoerd met veel energie of kracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

extenuante

caracterizado ou executado com muita energia ou força

🇷🇺Russian

напряженный

характеризуется или выполняется с большой энергией или силой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ोरदार

बहुत अधिक ऊर्जा या बल द्वारा विशेषता या प्रदर्शन किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোর

দ্বারা চিহ্নিত বা অনেক শক্তি বা বল সঙ্গে সঞ্চালিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கடினமான

அதிக ஆற்றல் அல்லது சக்தியால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது அல்லது நிகழ்த்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రమతో కూడిన

చాలా శక్తి లేదా శక్తితో వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది లేదా ప్రదర్శించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कठोर

खूप ऊर्जा किंवा शक्तीने वैशिष्ट्यीकृत किंवा सादर केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સખત

દ્વારા લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા ખૂબ ઊર્જા અથવા બળ સાથે કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರಮದಾಯಕ

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

വളരെയധികം ഊർജ്ജമോ ശക്തിയോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകടനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤ

ਬਹੁਤ ਊਰਜਾ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

بہت زیادہ توانائی یا طاقت کے ساتھ خصوصیت یا کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

费力的

以大量能量或力量为特征或以大量能量或力量进行

🇯🇵Japanese

激しい

多くのエネルギーや力を特徴とする、または多大なエネルギーや力を使って実行される

🇰🇷Korean

힘든

많은 에너지나 힘을 특징으로 하거나 수행됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vất vả

đặc trưng bởi hoặc được thực hiện với nhiều năng lượng hoặc lực lượng

🇹🇭Thai

มีพลัง

มีลักษณะเฉพาะหรือกระทำด้วยกำลังหรือกำลังมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berat

dicirikan oleh atau dilakukan dengan banyak energi atau kekuatan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakapagod

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng o ginanap na may maraming enerhiya o puwersa

🇲🇾Malay

berat

dicirikan oleh atau dilakukan dengan banyak tenaga atau daya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاقة

تتميز أو تؤدي مع الكثير من الطاقة أو القوة

🇮🇷Persian

سخت

مشخص شده یا با انرژی یا نیروی زیاد انجام می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yorucu

çok fazla enerji veya kuvvetle karakterize edilen veya bunlarla gerçekleştirilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוּמָץ

מאופיין או מבוצע באנרגיה או כוח רב

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