transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrȯŋ ]
adjective
( stron·ger ˈstrȯŋ-gər also -ər ; stron·gest ˈstrȯŋ-gəst also -əst)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strang; akin to Old High German strengi strong, Latin stringere to bind tight — more at strain
Date: before 12th century
1. : having or marked by great physical power
2. : having moral or intellectual power
3. : having great resources (as of wealth or talent)
4. : of a specified number
an army ten thousand strong
5.
a. : striking or superior of its kind
a strong resemblance
b. : effective or efficient especially in a specified direction
strong on watching other people work — A. Alvarez
6. : forceful , cogent
strong evidence
strong talk
7. : not mild or weak : extreme , intense : as
a. : rich in some active agent
strong beer
b. of a color : high in chroma
c. : ionizing freely in solution
strong acids and bases
d. : magnifying by refracting greatly
a strong lens
8. obsolete : flagrant
9. : moving with rapidity or force
a strong wind
10. : ardent , zealous
a strong supporter
11.
a. : not easily injured or disturbed : solid
b. : not easily subdued or taken
a strong fort
12. : well established : firm
strong beliefs
13. : not easily upset or nauseated
a strong stomach
14. : having an offensive or intense odor or flavor : rank
strong breath
15. : tending to steady or higher prices
a strong market
16. : of, relating to, or being a verb that is inflected by a change in the root vowel (as strive, strove, striven ) rather than by regular affixation
• strong adverb
• strong·ish ˈstrȯŋ-ish adjective
• strong·ly ˈstrȯŋ-lē adverb
Synonyms:
strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources
strong arms
the defense has a strong case
stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way
stout hiking boots
sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction
a sturdy table
people of sturdy independence
stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability
stalwart environmentalists
tough implies great firmness and resiliency
a tough political opponent
tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together
tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life