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strenuous

/ˈstrenjuəs/adjective

उच्चारण स्ट्रेन्युअस

कठिन परिश्रम वाला, थका देने वाला, श्रमसाध्य

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adjective
  1. 1

    needing great effort and energy

    कठिन परिश्रम वाला, थका देने वाला, श्रमसाध्य

    • The climb to the temple is strenuous; carry water.
    • Avoid strenuous exercise after the operation.
    • The trek up to the fort is strenuous, so wear good shoes.
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    • Doctors advised him to avoid strenuous activity for a month.
    • Carrying water uphill in the summer heat is strenuous work.

    Synonyms arduous demanding exhausting laborious gruelling

    Opposite easy effortless light gentle

  2. 2

    showing great energy and determination

    ज़ोरदार, पूरी ताकत से किया गया

    • The lawyer made strenuous efforts to get the hearing postponed.
    • strenuous denials
    • The school made strenuous efforts to improve its exam results.
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    • She put up strenuous opposition to the plan.
    • The company has made strenuous attempts to cut its costs.

    Synonyms vigorous energetic determined forceful

    Opposite half-hearted feeble

◇Word family
strenuously adv.strenuousness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

stren·u·ous

With -uous (not 'strenous' or 'strenious'); keep the -uous set: strenuous, continuous, conspicuous, ambiguous, superfluous.

अंत में -uous ('strenous' या 'strenious' गलत है); -uous समूह याद रखिए: strenuous, continuous, conspicuous, ambiguous, superfluous।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Strenuous exercise, strenuous efforts, strenuous denial.

Collocations: strenuous exercise (कठिन व्यायाम), strenuous efforts (कड़ी मेहनत), strenuous denial (ज़ोरदार इनकार)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin for 'active'.

Latin में 'सक्रिय' से।