Associations to the word «Arduous»
Noun
- Undertaking
- Toil
- Task
- Journey
- Trek
- Exertion
- Climb
- Hike
- Overland
- Apprenticeship
- Ascent
- Duty
- Labor
- Jour
- Portage
- Consuming
- Hardship
- Long
- Hauling
- Scrambling
- Fortitude
- Desertion
- Trip
- Zeal
- Struggle
- Voyage
- Labour
- Terrain
- Chivalry
- Desert
- Detour
- Quest
- Weariness
- Tact
- Tumble
- Leisure
- Fatigue
- Negotiation
- Novice
- Pilgrimage
- Endeavor
- Usefulness
- Expedition
- Ordeal
- Wherefore
- Endurance
- Trips
- Caravan
- Enlightenment
- Experimentation
- Process
- Routine
- Pursuit
- Willingness
- Exploit
- Render
- Enterprise
- Penance
- Discharge
Adjective
Wiktionary
ARDUOUS, adjective. Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
ARDUOUS, adjective. (obsolete) burning; ardent
ARDUOUS, adjective. (Discuss([/2016/?action=edit§ion=new&preloadtitle=%5B%5BArduous%5D%5D +]) this sense) Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
Dictionary definition
ARDUOUS, adjective. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".
ARDUOUS, adjective. Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt.
ARDUOUS, adjective. Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.