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strenuousness

strenuousness

1 7.5
A state of needing a lot of physical or mental effort
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɛnjuəsnəs/
: esfuerzo
  • Understanding the strenuousness of the project, the team worked late into the night to meet the deadline.

Examples

  • I admire the strenuousness with which she approaches her training; it really pays off in races.

  • An overpowering smell of sweat, a sort of unconscious testimony to the strenuousness of his life, followed him about wherever he went and even remained behind him after he had gone.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The strenuousness of the hike left us all feeling exhausted but proud of our achievement.

Synonyms

exertion
vsstrenuousness
22 5.0

Strong physical or mental effort that makes you tired

describes the overall quality or state of needing great effort and energy
arduousness
vsstrenuousness
1 8.5

A lot of hard work needed to do a task

focuses on high effort and energy rather than long endurance
laboriousness
vsstrenuousness
1 7.4

A state of needing a lot of hard work and time

emphasizes effort and energy rather than just prolonged hard work
strenuosity
vsstrenuousness
  • Formal
1 9.9

Strong, active effort that someone uses to do something difficult

is the general quality of requiring or showing great effort and energy
ruggedness
vsstrenuousness
1 6.8

Being difficult and needing a lot of effort or skill

describes the need or display of great effort and energetic action
effortfulness
vsstrenuousness
8.1

A state of needing a lot of hard work to do something

describes high energy or effort without implying deliberate intent
toilsomeness
vsstrenuousness
9.9

A situation that needs long, hard work and makes you tired

is the broader state of requiring great effort and energy, not just duration

Antonyms

relaxation
53 1.6

A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time

laziness
32 1.4

A tendency to avoid work and use little energy

How Strenuous

strenuousness
1 7.5
exertion
22 5.0
effort
∞ 1.0
ease
238 1.0

Surface Forms

strenuousness singular
strenuousnesses plural

Morphology

strenuousness = strenuous (transparent) = strenuous + ness

Standard nominalization forming 'the quality or state of being strenuous', so the meaning is directly predictable from the adjective.

Etymology

Strenuousness comes from the adjective strenuous, which goes back to a Latin word meaning 'active' or 'vigorous' and is tied to the idea of strength. So, strenuousness is the state of needing or showing a lot of effort and energy.