THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE

Meaning of THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE in English

a quiet and rugged-looking man

Doris loves men like Jeff - the strong, silent type.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE — a quiet and rugged-looking man Doris loves men like Jeff - the strong, silent type.
English Idioms vocab
TYPE — I. ˈtīp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Late Latin typus, from Latin & Greek; Latin typus image, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRONG — I. ˈstrȯŋ also ˈsträŋ adjective ( stron·ger -ŋgə(r) ; stron·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strang; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILENT — I. ˈsīlənt adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Latin silent-, silens, from present participle of silēre to be silent; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRONG — (superl.) Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; …
Английский словарь Webster
STRONG — ( superl. ) Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TYPE — /tuyp/ , n. , v. , typed, typing . n. 1. a number of things or persons sharing a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRONG — — strongish , adj. — strongly , adv. — strongness , n. /strawng, strong/ , adj., stronger /strawng"geuhr, strong"-/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENT — — silently , adv. — silentness , n. /suy"leuhnt/ , adj. 1. making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TYPE — I. ˈtīp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin typus, from Latin & Greek; Latin typus image, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILENT — I. ˈsī-lənt adjective Etymology: Middle English sylent, from Latin silent-, silens, from present participle of silēre to be silent; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRONG — adjective ( stron·ger ˈstrȯŋ-gər also -ər ; stron·gest ˈstrȯŋ-gəst also -əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strang; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TYPE — noun form or character impressed; style; semblance. 2. type ·noun the mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem. …
Webster English vocab
STRONG — superl violent; vehement; earnest; ardent. 2. strong ·superl solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. 3. strong ·superl vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful. …
Webster English vocab
SILENT — noun that which is silent; a time of silence. 2. silent ·adj having no effect; not operating; inefficient. 3. silent …
Webster English vocab
TYPE — [type] n, often attrib [ME, fr. LL typus, fr. L & Gk; L typus image, fr. Gk typos blow, impression, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRONG — [strong] adj stron.ger ; stron.gest [ME, fr. OE strang; akin to OHG strengi strong, L stringere to bind tight--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILENT — [si.lent] adj [ME sylent, fr. L silent-, silens, fr. prp. of silere to be silent; akin to Goth anasilan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILENT — silent BrE AmE ˈsaɪl ənt ▷ silent|ly li ▷ silent|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ silent ˈ partner BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TYPE — / taɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] type (of sth) a class or group …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRONG — / strɒŋ; NAmE strɔːŋ/ adjective ( strong·er / -gə(r); NAmE /, strong·est / -gɪst; NAmE /) HAVING PHYSICAL POWER 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILENT — / ˈsaɪlənt; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of a person ) not speaking : to remain / stay / keep …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TYPE — I. type 1 S1 W1 /taɪp/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ type , ↑ typology ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRONG — strong S1 W1 /strɒŋ $ strɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stronger , superlative strongest ) [ Word Family: verb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILENT — si ‧ lent W3 /ˈsaɪlənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ silence , ↑ silencer ; verb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TYPE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a class of things or persons having common characteristics. b a kind or sort …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRONG — adj. & adv. --adj. (stronger; strongest) 1 having the power of resistance; able to withstand great force or opposition; not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILENT — adj. 1 not speaking; not uttering or making or accompanied by any sound. 2 (of a letter) written but not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TYPE — n. & v. n. 1 a a class of things or persons having common characteristics. b a kind or sort …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRONG — adj. & adv. adj. (stronger; strongest) 1 having the power of resistance; able to withstand great force or opposition; not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILENT — adj. 1 not speaking; not uttering or making or accompanied by any sound. 2 (of a letter) written but not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TYPE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a class of things or persons having common characteristics. b a kind or sort …
Oxford English vocab
STRONG — adj. & adv. --adj. (stronger; strongest) 1. having the power of resistance; able to withstand great force or opposition; not …
Oxford English vocab
SILENT — adj.1 not speaking; not uttering or making or accompanied by any sound. 2 (of a letter) written but not pronounced, …
Oxford English vocab
TYPE — I. SORT OR KIND /taɪp/ ( types) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRONG — ( stronger /strɒŋgə(r), AM strɔ:ŋgər/ , strongest /strɒŋgɪst, AM strɔ:ŋgɪst/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILENT — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is silent is not …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TYPE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a grammatical/spelling/typing error ▪ You lose marks if your paper contains spelling errors. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRONG — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a 10-strong/14-strong etc team (= one with 10, 14 etc people ) ▪ A six-strong …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILENT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a silent film (= made in the time before films had sound ) ▪ a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRONG — (DIFFICULT TO BREAK) [adjective] -er, -est - difficult to break, destroy or make illThe window is made from very strong …
Cambridge English vocab
SILENT — [adjective]The police officer told the criminal that he had the right to remain silent.She whispered a silent (= not spoken) …
Cambridge English vocab
STRONG — Synonyms and related words : Draconian, able, able-bodied, accented, acid, acrid, active, acute, adamantine, affluent, aggressive, aggressively, alcoholic, alveolar, animated, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRONG — adj. Function: adjective 1 having great physical strength FF1C; had the strong hands and arms of a wrestler FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SILENT — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: DUMB 1, inarticulate, mute, speechless, unarticulate, voiceless 2 characterized by absence of speech FF1C; was …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRONG — adjective 1. having great physical strength had the strong hands and arms of a wrestler Synonyms: mighty, powerful, ||strengthy, wieldy; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENT — adjective 1. Synonyms: dumb 1, inarticulate, mute, speechless, unarticulate, voiceless 2. characterized by absence of speech was silent as he …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Longman Activator English vocab
STRONG — INDEX: 1. having a strong body 2. strong and healthy, and able to deal with illnesses, difficult conditions etc 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SILENT — See ↑ QUIET 1,4, ↑ SAY 10, ↑ TALK 13 ◆◆◆ • ↑ fall silent • ↑ keep silent/quiet about …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRONG — adj. 25B6; adjective a strong lad : POWERFUL, muscular, brawny, powerfully built, strapping, sturdy, burly, meaty, robust, athletic, tough, rugged, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENT — n. 25B6; adjective the night was silent : COMPLETELY QUIET, still, hushed, inaudible, noiseless, soundless. the right to remain silent …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TYPE — < theory , programming > (Or "data type") A set of values from which a variable , constant , function …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SILENT — adj. 1 quiet, still, soundless, noiseless, tranquil, hushed, shushed, mute; calm, serene, placid, peaceful, pacific, unagitated, unruffled, untroubled, undisturbed, Literary …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SILENT — adjective DUBIOUS : After a hard day's work, I like to be silent. GOOD : After a hard day's work, …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TYPE — 1. сущ. 1) тип; представитель, образчик Have you done this type of work before? ≈ Вы уже делали такого рода …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILENT — прил. 1) а) безмолвный; немой б) молчаливый; хранящий молчание (о чем-л.) to be/keep silent ≈ молчать; хранить молчание в) немногословный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TYPE — type.ogg 1. taıp n 1. тип, типичный образец или представитель ( чего-л. ) true to type - типичный, характерный 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRONG
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILENT — silent.ogg 1. ʹsaılənt n ( обыкн. the silents) разг. немой фильм in the days of the silents - в эпоху …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TYPE — 1) тип; род; класс; вид; метал. тж сорт 2) литера; буква; знак 3) шрифт 4) писать [печатать] на пишущей машине …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TYPE — 1) тип; род; класс; вид; метал. тж сорт 2) литера; буква; знак 3) шрифт 4) писать [печатать] на пишущей машине 5) вчт. вводить (с …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TYPE — 1) вид 2) литера 3) марка 4) печатать на машинке 5) род 6) тип 7) типичный образец 8) шрифт • abstract data type — матем. объект информационный абстрактный boxing of …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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