different between scrupulous vs strenuous

English

Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?u?.pj?.l?s/

Adjective

scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous)

1. Exactly and carefully conducted.

   He is scrupulous in his finances.
2. Having scruples or compunctions.

   He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.

3. Precise; exact or strict
4. Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.

   Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.

Synonyms

• meticulous, painstaking
• worried
• ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous
• See also Thesaurus:meticulous

Antonyms

• unscrupulous

Related terms

• scrupulously
• scrupulousness
• scrupulosity

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin strenuus (“quick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??nju?s/
• Hyphenation: stren?u?ous

Adjective

strenuous (comparative more strenuous, superlative most strenuous)

1. Having great vigour or energy; forceful.

   Synonyms: ardent, earnest, eager, energetic, determined, resolute, vigorous, zealous

2. (of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious
   • 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.

     We can achieve this god?likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

Derived terms

Related terms

• strenuity
• strenuosity

Translations

Further reading

• strenuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• strenuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• strenuous at OneLook Dictionary Search