strong
see also: Strong
Etymology
Strong
Proper noun
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see also: Strong
Etymology
From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang, from Proto-West Germanic *strang, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.
Pronunciation- (British) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɒŋ/, [st̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ], [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ]
- (America) enPR: strông, IPA: /stɹɔŋ/, [st̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ], [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ], [ʃt͡ʃɹɔŋ]
- (cot-caught) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɑŋ/, [st̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ], [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ]
strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
- The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC ↗:
- For he was swift as swallow in her flight,
And strong as Lyon in his lordly might.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- a strong foundation; good strong shoes
- (broadly) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Proverbs 24:5 ↗:
- A wise man is strong, yea a man of knowledge encreaseth strength.
- Determined; unyielding.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC ↗:
- The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
- He is strong in the face of adversity.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- a strong light; a strong taste
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- a strong smell
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient. - a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine
(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content. - a strong drink
- She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- a strong verb
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- a strong acid; a strong base
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- a strong position
- Having wealth or resources.
- a strong economy
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC ↗; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene i ↗:
- Our armie will be forty thouſand ſtrong,
When Tamburlain and braue Theridamas
Haue met vs by the riuer Araris:
And all conioin’d to meete the witleſſe King,
That now is marching neere to Parthia.
- (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.
- (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
- (antonym(s) of “capable of producing great physical force”): forceless, weak
- (antonym(s) of “capable of withstanding great physical force”): fragile
- (antonym(s) of “having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient”): diluted, impotent, weak
- (antonym(s) of “grammar: irregular”): regular, weak
- (antonym(s) of “chemistry: that completely ionizes”): weak
- (antonym(s) of “military: not easily subdued or taken”): weak
- French: fort
- German: stark, kräftig
- Italian: forte, aitante
- Portuguese: forte
- Russian: си́льный
- Spanish: fuerte
- French: solide
- German: stark
- Italian: solido
- Portuguese: forte, resistente
- Russian: про́чный
- Spanish: resistente
- French: fort
- German: streng
- Italian: intenso, cattivo, forte
- Portuguese: forte
- Russian: ре́зкий
- Spanish: fuerte
- French: fort
- German: stark (of coffee, tee, tobacco), kräftig (of broth)
- Italian: forte
- Portuguese: forte
- Russian: кре́пкий
- French: fort (in some languages), irrégulier
- German: stark
- Italian: irregolare
- Portuguese: forte (only in some languages), irregular
- Russian: си́льный
- Italian: impressionante
- Italian: stabile
strong (not comparable)
- In a strong manner.
- (in a strong manner) forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly
- (antonym(s) of “in a strong manner”): forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly
Strong
Proper noun
- Surname.
- A number of places in USA:
- A minor city in Union County, Arkansas.
- A twp in Chase County, Kansas.
- A town in Franklin County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
- CDP in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
- A twp/and/community therein, in Parry Sound District, Ontario.
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