stronger
Meaning
- comparative form of strong: more strong
- Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
- Better.
Concepts
stronger
be stronger
be stronger than
stiffer
harder
more vehement
more powerful
greater
larger
mightier
become larger
prosper
thrive
more firm
fatter
get bigger
more intense
more
rested
sensation
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/stɹɒŋɡə/
Etymology
From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong.
New
strong
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- Capable of producing great physical force.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- Possessing power, might, or strength.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having a high alcoholic content.
- Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Not easily subdued or taken.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (slang) Impressive, good.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- Severe; very bad or intense.
- Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
- Convincing.
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