stronger
English
/stɹɔŋɡɚ/, /stɹɒŋɡə/, /ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/
comparative adjective
Definitions
- (logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English strongere inherited from Old English strongra inherited from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (stronger), *strangaz (strong, strict, tight, straight) suffix from English strong.
Origin
English
strong
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistrong English
- electrostrong English
- headstrong English
- nonstrong English
- overstrong English
- semistrong English
- strength English
- strong English
- strong verb English
- strong-arm English
- strong-handed English
- strongback English
- strongbox English
- strongful English
- stronghand English
- stronghearted English
- stronghold English
- strongish English
- strongling English
- stronglink English
- strongly English
- strongman English
- strongness English
- strongpoint English
- strongwoman English
- superstrong English
- ultrastrong English
- unstrong English
- *streng- Proto-Indo-European
- *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *strenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *strangaz Proto-Germanic
- *strangijaz Proto-Germanic
- *strangistô Proto-Germanic
- *strangizô Proto-Germanic
- strong Swedish
- strang Old English
- strengra Old English
- strong Old English
- strongra Old English
- strong Middle English
- strongere Middle English
- strangr Old Norse
- strangi Old High German
- strong Tok Pisin
- strongpela Tok Pisin
- tranga Sranan Tongo
- strong
- unstrong
- strongly
- strength
- nonstrong
- strongish
- strongful
- strongbox
- strongman
- strongness
- stronglink
- headstrong
- semistrong
- strongback
- stronghand
- strong-arm
- strongling
- stronghold
- overstrong
- antistrong
- strongpoint
- strong verb
- ultrastrong
- superstrong
- strongwoman
- strong-handed
- electrostrong
- stronghearted