strong

English

/stɹɒŋ/, /stɹɔŋ/, /stɹɑŋ/

adj
Definitions
  • 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) Impressive, good.
  • Having a specified number of people or units.
  • (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
  • (mathematics) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
  • (of an argument) Convincing.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English strong (having physical strength, strong, built to withstand assaults, fortified, sturdy) inherited from Old English strong inherited from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (strong, strict, tight, straight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (rope, cord, strand, be tight, draw, tie, pulled tight, straight, constricted, tighten).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*strengʰ-

Gloss

rope, cord, strand, be tight, draw, tie, pulled tight, straight, constricted, tighten

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