strenuousness

[Eng. strenuous; -ne .] The quality or state of being strenuous; eagerne , zeal, earnestne , enthusiasm, ardor, vigor. *strěp-ent, a . [Lat. strepens , pr. par. of strepo =to make a noise.] Noisy, loud. "Peace to the strepent horn." Shenstone: Rural Elegance. *strěp-er-ous, a . [Lat. strepo = to make a noise.] Noisy, loud, boisterous. "In a streperous eruption, it riseth against fire."Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. ii., ch. vi. *Strěph-on, s . [See def.] The name of a shepherd. in Sir P. Sidney's Arcadia , in love with the shepherde Chloe; hence, applied as a generic term to any sentimental or languishing lover. strê-pi-to-sō, adv. [Ital.] Music: A direction that the pa age to which it is attached is to be played in a noisy, impetuous manner. *strěp-It-ous, a . [Lat. strep it us =a noise; strepo =to make a noise.] Noisy. "The strepitous ministrations of the electric 'awakener.'"-London Daily Telegraph . strep-si-, pref . [Greek strephō , fut. strep so to twist, to turn.] Twisted or turned; having any proce twisted or turned; turning. *strěp-siç'-er-æ, s . pl . [Mod. Lat., from strep siceros (q. v.).1 Zool .: An old group of Antelopes, with spirally twisted horns. Genera: Streps i ceros, Oreas, Tra gelaphus, and Portax. strěp-si-çëre, s. [STREPS I CEROS.] Zool.: Any antelope belonging to the Strepsicerse (q. v.).