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strong
English
Alternative forms
- strang (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strong, strang (“strong, powerful, mighty, able; firm, constant, resolute, strenuous, hardy; hard, severe, fierce, stern, strict; bold, brave; valid, assured; effective, producing a great effect, potent; earnest; arduous, violent”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *streng?- (“taut, stiff, tight”). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong”), Saterland Frisian strang, West Frisian string (“austere, strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough”), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight”), German streng (“strict, severe, austere”), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh”), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter”), Norwegian streng (“strong, hard”), Icelandic strangur (“strict”), Latin string? (“tighten”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: str?ng, IPA(key): /st???/, [st??????], [?t??????]
- (US) enPR: strông, IPA(key): /st???/, [st??????], [?t??????]
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) enPR: str?ng, IPA(key): /st???/, [st??????], [?t??????]
- Rhymes: -??
Adjective
strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.
- Determined; unyielding.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp, chapter 10:
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp, chapter 10:
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- 2005, Andrew Gaeddert, Healing Immune Disorders: Natural Defense-Building Solutions, North Atlantic Books, page 221:
- Physicians may diagnosis influenza by a throat culture or blood test, which may be important if you have a particularly strong flu, if your doctor suspects pneumonia or a bacterial infection.
- 2005, Andrew Gaeddert, Healing Immune Disorders: Natural Defense-Building Solutions, North Atlantic Books, page 221:
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
- (of an argument) Convincing.
Synonyms
- (capable of producing great physical force): forceful, powerful, derf
- (capable of withstanding great physical force): durable, tough, sturdy
- (determined, unyielding): ardent, determined, swith, unyielding, zealous
- (highly stimulating to the senses): extreme, intense
- (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor): rank
- (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient): concentrated, potent
- (having a high alcoholic content): hard
- (grammar: irregular): irregular
- (military: not easily subdued or taken): impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable
Antonyms
- (capable of producing great physical force): forceless, weak
- (capable of withstanding great physical force): fragile
- (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient): diluted, impotent, weak
- (grammar: irregular): regular, weak
- (chemistry: that completely ionizes): weak
- (military: not easily subdued or taken): weak
Hyponyms
- ultra-strong
Translations
See also
- strength
Adverb
strong (not comparable)
- In a strong manner.
Synonyms
- (in a strong manner): forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly
Antonyms
- (in a strong manner): forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly
Translations
See also
- strong as an ox
- strong personality
- strong verb
Anagrams
- trongs
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English strang, form Proto-Germanic *strangaz.
Alternative forms
- stronge, stronke, stron, strange, straunge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /str?n?/
Adjective
strong (plural and weak singular stronge, comparative strongere, superlative strongest)
- strong
Antonyms
- feble
- weyk
Descendants
- English: strong
- Scots: strang
- Yola: straung
References
- “strong, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old French estrange
Adjective
strong
- Alternative form of straunge
Swedish
Etymology
Through Swedish slang, based on English strong, since 1922. There is also a form strång with a different sense since 1640.
Adjective
strong (comparative strongare, superlative strongast)
- mentally and morally strong, courageous
Declension
Related terms
- strongt
References
- strong in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- strong in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
English strong
Adjective
strong
- Capable of producing great physical force; strong.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force; strong.
- Determined, unyielding.
See also
- strongim
- strongpela
Noun
strong
- Strength
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sinewy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?nju?i/
Etymology
From sinew +? -y.
Adjective
sinewy (comparative more sinewy, superlative most sinewy)
- Tough; having strong sinews.
- (figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.
- (of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
- 1965 (original), Frank Herbert, Dune, Ace Edition; June 1987, Pennsylvania, page 32:
- Hawat put a sinewy finger beside his eye.
- 1965 (original), Frank Herbert, Dune, Ace Edition; June 1987, Pennsylvania, page 32:
Derived terms
- sinewiness
Translations
References
- WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 30 Aug. 2007. [1]
Anagrams
- Swiney, winsey
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