STRONG

firm, strong

(adjective) strong and sure; “a firm grasp”; “gave a strong pull on the rope”

strong, warm

(adjective) freshly made or left; “a warm trail”; “the scent is warm”

hard, strong

(adjective) being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; “hard liquor”

strong

(adjective) not faint or feeble; “a strong odor of burning rubber”

potent, strong, stiff

(adjective) having a strong physiological or chemical effect; “a potent toxin”; “potent liquor”; “a potent cup of tea”; “a stiff drink”

potent, strong

(adjective) having or wielding force or authority; “providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons”

strong

(adjective) of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; “‘sing’ is a strong verb”

solid, strong, substantial

(adjective) of good quality and condition; solidly built; “a solid foundation”; “several substantial timber buildings”

strong

(adjective) having strength or power greater than average or expected; “a strong radio signal”; “strong medicine”; “a strong man”

impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable

(adjective) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; “an impregnable fortress”; “fortifications that made the frontier inviolable”; “a secure telephone connection”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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.

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.

(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.

(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

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

Anagrams

• trongs

Proper noun

Strong

A surname.

Anagrams

• trongs

Source: Wiktionary

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Strong, a. [Compar. Stronger; superl. Strongest.] Etym: [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw. sträng strict, severe. Cf. Strength, Stretch, String.]

1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. That our oxen may be strong to labor. Ps. cxliv. 14. Orses the strong to greater strength must yield. Dryden.

2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.

3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.

4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.

5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.

6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.

7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.

8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.

9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory. Her mother, ever strong against that match. Shak.

10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.

11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.

12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.

13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. Heb. v. 12.

14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.

15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent. He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears. Heb. v. 7.

16. Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination. I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism. Dryden.

17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful. Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, As high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. E. Smith.

18. (Stock Exchange)

Definition: Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.

19. (Gram.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak. (b) Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular. F. A. March. Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong verb; -- called also old, or irregular, conjugation, and distinguished from the weak, or regular, conjugation.

Note: Strong is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed, strong-based, strong-bodied, strong- colored, strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed, strong- smelling, strong-voiced, etc.

Syn.

– Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular; forcible; cogent; valid. See Robust.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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