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English

Noun

strenuousness

  1. The state or character of being strenuous; eagerness; earnestness; active zeal.

Category:English nouns vi:strenuousness

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Strenuous \Stren"u*ous\, a. [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. ? strong,
hard, rough, harsh.]
Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold;
valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national
rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his
country.
[1913 Webster]

And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes.
--Chapman.
[1913 Webster]

Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. --I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster] -- Stren"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Stren"u*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet strenuousness
n : extreme effortfulness [syn: arduousness]
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