robust

  • 11Robúst — (lat.), stark, kräftig …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12Robúst — (lat.), stark, kräftig …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 13robust — index durable, strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14robust — (adj.) 1540s, from L. robustus strong and hardy, originally oaken, from robur, robus hard timber, strength, also a special kind of oak, named for its reddish heartwood, from L. ruber red (Cf. robigo rust ). Robustious (1540s) was a common form in …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 15robust — *healthy, sound, wholesome, hale, well Analogous words: *strong, sturdy, stout, stalwart: athletic, husky, *muscular, sinewy: *vigorous, energetic, lusty Antonyms: frail, feeble …

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  • 16robust — »stämmig, vierschrötig; stark; widerstandsfähig, unempfindlich, derb«: Das Adjektiv wurde im 18. Jh. – wohl unter dem Einfluss von entsprechend frz. robuste – aus gleichbed. lat. robustus entlehnt. Dies bedeutet eigentlich »aus Hartholz, aus… …

    Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • 17robust — [adj] healthy, strong able bodied, athletic, boisterous, booming, brawny, built, concentrated, fit, fit as fiddle*, flourishing, fullbodied, hale, hardy, hearty, hefty, husky, in fine fettle*, in good health, in good shape, in the pink*, live,… …

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  • 18robust — 01. America s economy was quite [robust] in the years following World War Two. 02. Hip hop music is sometimes criticized for its [robust] depiction of violence. 03. There are now hundreds of animal clones around the world, including cows, pigs,… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19robust — ro|bust [rəˈbʌst, ˈrəubʌst US rəˈbʌst, ˈrou ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: robustus strong (like an oak tree) , from robur oak, strength ] 1.) a robust person is strong and healthy ▪ a robust man of six feet four 2.) a robust system,… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20robust — adjective Etymology: Latin robustus oaken, strong, from robor , robur oak, strength Date: 1533 1. a. having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health b. having or showing vigor, strength, or firmness < a robust debate > < a robust faith > c.&#8230; …

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