strenuousness
Quality of difficulty
Strenuousness is the quality of requiring or showing great effort and energy.
It describes both the demanding nature of tasks and the vigorous exertion of those who undertake them: The strenuousness of the hike surprised even experienced climbers.
Theodore Roosevelt famously championed "the strenuous life"—active engagement over comfortable ease.
Applied energy toward goals
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- strainExcessive stretching force
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
sweat · grind · push · travail · fatigue · drudgery · hardship · work
Capacity for sustained effort
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
perseverance · toughness · steadfastness · hardiness · persistence · determination · durability · staying power
Active physical strength
- arduousnessState of being grueling
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
fierceness · severity · extremity · rigorousness · aggressiveness · ferocity · dynamism · potency
Inflexibility in enforcement
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
stringency · precision · scrupulousness · severity · exacting · uncompromising · unforgiving · inflexibility
effort
Applied energy toward goals
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- strainExcessive stretching force
struggle · sweat · grind · push · travail · fatigue · drudgery · hardship · work · slog
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
grit · perseverance · toughness · steadfastness · hardiness · persistence · determination · durability · staying power · mental toughness
vigor
Active physical strength
- arduousnessState of being grueling
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
fervor · fierceness · severity · extremity · rigorousness · aggressiveness · ferocity · dynamism · potency · power
strictness
Inflexibility in enforcement
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
meticulousness · stringency · precision · scrupulousness · severity · exacting · uncompromising · unforgiving · inflexibility · austerity
strenuousnesseffortlessness
Quality of seeming unstrained
ease · easiness · restfulness · leisure · idleness
strenuousnesssimplicity
Lack of complexity
manageability · ease · facility · easiness · lightness
strenuousnessgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
mildness · relaxedness · calmness · leisureliness · languor