Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being strenuous; eagerness; earnestness; active zeal.
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- noun The state or character of being
strenuous ;eagerness ;earnestness ; activezeal .
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- noun extreme effortfulness
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Examples
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We have the same and a great deal more than the same absence of wealth and luxury and case, which, while they breed the highest civilizations and the highest art, no doubt, and the most minute science, nevertheless deprive those who live under such conditions of a certain strenuousness and nervous energy.
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More than one of the influences thus hastily surveyed combine in creating the moral, social, and intellectual strenuousness which is one of the main marks of the literature of the period.
A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher
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That they attributed to his "strenuousness" in his work, and thought it to be deplored.
The Visioning Susan Glaspell 1915
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For example, Robbins, a proponent of strenuousness in all things, is fond of advising readers to take "Massive Action" in pursuit of their goals; it follows, therefore, that the preferable approach is almost certainly to take numerous tiny actions – the kind that will sneak unnoticed past the part of your mind that's itching to procrastinate or rebel.
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When a man has so much time on his hands and easy access to good books, it is only natural his thoughts should be more profound than when he is so occupied as in normal times, with the strenuousness of living.
Thomas Hawksworth 2010
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By this time in American history, indeed, the leadership consensus had shifted from strenuousness to cheerfulness.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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By this time in American history, indeed, the leadership consensus had shifted from strenuousness to cheerfulness.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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By this time in American history, indeed, the leadership consensus had shifted from strenuousness to cheerfulness.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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I didnt count on the strenuousness of Admiral Janeways objections.
Star Trek: Voyager®: Full Circle Kirsten Beyer 2009
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I didnt count on the strenuousness of Admiral Janeways objections.
Star Trek: Voyager®: Full Circle Kirsten Beyer 2009
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