strenuous
/stˈɹenjuːəs/STREN-yoo-uhs
/stˈɹɛnjuəs/STREN-yoo-uhs
Meaningbrisk
Common meaning: needing great energy
- strenubrisk, activeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1765 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Journey through time
- Latinstrēnuus, -a, -um‘brisk, active’
- Englishstrenuous‘needing great energy’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin strēnuus ‘brisk, active’.
Roots
- strēnuus, -a, -um Latin “brisk, active”
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