strong

Meaning

Adj

1. Capable of producing great physical force.
2. Capable of withstanding great physical force.
3. (broadly) Possessing power, might, or strength.
4. Determined; unyielding.
5. Highly stimulating to the senses.
6. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
7. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
8. (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
9. Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
10. That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
11. Not easily subdued or taken.
12. Having wealth or resources.
13. (US, slang) Impressive, good.
14. Having a specified number of people or units.
15. Severe; very bad or intense.
16. Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
17. Convincing.

Adv

In a strong manner.

Opposite of

weak, forceless, fragile, diluted, impotent

Synonyms

powerful

firm

hard

solid

robust

mighty

sturdy

vigorous

tough

stout

healthy

⚕️

forceful

intense

potent

energetic

brave

durable

muscular

courageous

lasting

violent

severe

stable

unyielding

stalwart

stiff

big

great

loud

tenacious

athletic

thick

fast

deep

hardy

concentrated

pungent

burly

fierce

fat

secure

lusty

substantial

rigid

difficult

staunch

strict

resolute

able

strength

Translations

fort

fuerte

stark

forte

forte

puissant

sterk

kräftig

fort

krachtig

solide

fortis

firmus

mächtig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɹɒŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: strong

Inherited from Old English: strang

Cognate with Scots: strang

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: strang

Cognate with Western Frisian: string

Cognate with Dutch: streng

Cognate with German: streng

Cognate with Swedish: sträng

Cognate with Norwegian: strang

Cognate with Norwegian: streng

Cognate with Icelandic: strangur

Cognate with Latin: stringō

In summary

From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang, from Proto-West Germanic *strang, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“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 stringō (“tighten”).

Sentences

The coffee had a very strong taste .

It has a strong trade and advanced service sector .

He smoke a big pipe with strong contents .

A strong bid may scare your partner stiff .

It is particularly strong in the fields of engineering , technology and management science .

Pottekkatt was a writer of strong social commitment and ideals , possessing an individualistic vision .