NOUN | act | pains, striving, nisus, strain | an effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal |
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Sounds | pey'nz | |
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Rhymes | chains ... remains: 7 rhymes with eynz... |
Meaning | An effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal. | |
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Synonyms | striving, nisus, strain | |
Narrower | jihad, jehad | A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal |
Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
Spanish | afán, esfuerzo, esmero, nisus, pugna | |
Catalan | esforç, nisus, treballs |
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