strong

See also Strong, and śtrong

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English strang.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɒŋ/, SAMPA: /strQN/

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋ
• (GenAm, cot–caught merger) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɑŋ/, SAMPA: /strAN/
• (US) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɔŋ/, SAMPA: /strON/

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Adjective

strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)

1. capable of producing great physical force.

   a big strong man

   Jake was tall and strong.

2. capable of withstanding great physical force

   a strong foundation

   good strong shoes

3. fast moving water, wind, etc, which has a lot of power.

   The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

4. determined, unyielding

   He is strong in the face of adversity.

5. highly stimulating to the senses

   a strong light

   a strong taste

6. having an offensive or intense odor or flavor

   a strong smell

7. having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient

   a strong cup of coffee

   a strong medicine

8. having a high alcoholic content

   a strong drink

9. (grammar) inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels

   a strong verb

10. (military) not easily subdued or taken

    a strong position

11. (slang, US) impressive, good

    You’re working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!

12. Having a specified number of people or units

    The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.

Synonyms

• (capable of producing great physical force): forceful, powerful
• (capable of withstanding great physical force): durable
• (determined, unyielding): ardent, determined, 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
• (military: not easily subdued or taken): weak

Translations

capable of producing great physical force

Afrikaans: sterk Akkadian: 𒆗 (dannu) Arabic: قوي (ar) (qawiy) Armenian: ուժեղ (užeġ), ուժեղ (hy) (užeġ) Bulgarian: силен (bg) (sílen) Catalan: fort (ca) Chamicuro: tinowa Chinese: Mandarin: 強 (zh), 强 (zh) (qiáng) Croatian: snážan (hr), jȃk (hr) Czech: silný (cs) m. Danish: stærk (da) Dutch: sterk (nl), krachtig (nl) Esperanto: forta (eo) Estonian: tugev (et) Finnish: vahva (fi), voimakas (fi), väkevä (fi) French: fort (fr) German: stark (de) Hebrew: חזק (he) (khazak) Hindi: मज़बूत (hi) (mazbūt) Hungarian: erős (hu) Irish: láidir (ga) Italian: forte (it) Japanese: 強い (ja) (つよい, tsuyoi) Korean: 세다 (ko) (seda), 강하다 (ko) (ganghada) Kurdish: Sorani: به‌قوه‌ت (ku) (ba qoat)

Latgalian: styprys, dykts Latin: robustus (la), firmus (la), valens (la), validus (la), potens (la) Latvian: stiprs (lv), varens (lv) m. Lithuanian: stiprus (lt) Luxembourgish: staark (lb) Persian: قوی (fa) (ghavi) Polish: silny (pl) m. Portuguese: forte (pt) Romanian: puternic (ro) Russian: сильный (ru) (síl’nyj), мощный (ru) (móščnyj) Scottish Gaelic: làidir, cumhachdach, lùthmhor, neartmhor, treun Serbian: silan, goroloman Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: силан (sh), јак (sh), снажан (sh) Roman: silan (sh), jak (sh), snažan (sh) Spanish: fuerte (es) Sumerian: 𒆗 (KALAG, KALAGA) Swahili: imara (sw) Swedish: kraftfull (sv), stark (sv) Telugu: బలమైన (balamaina) Ukrainian: сильний (uk) (sýl’nyj) Urdu: مضبوط (ur) (mazbūt) West Frisian: sterk (fy) Yiddish: שטאַרק (yi) (shtark)

capable of withstanding great physical force

Afrikaans: sterk Arabic: منيع (ar) Armenian: պինդ (hy) (pind) Catalan: fort (ca) Croatian: snážan (hr) Danish: stærk (da) Dutch: sterk (nl), stevig (nl) Estonian: tugev (et) Finnish: vahva (fi), kestävä (fi), luja (fi), vankka (fi) French: solide (fr) German: stark (de) Hebrew: חזק (khazak), עמיד (‘amíd) Irish: láidir (ga) Japanese: 強力 (ja) (kyōryoku) Korean: 굳세다 (gutseda)

Kurdish: Sorani: به‌هێز (ku) (ba haez), توند (ku) (tond) Latin: obstans (la), firmus (la) Latvian: stiprs (lv) Portuguese: forte (pt), resistente (pt) Romanian: puternic (ro) Russian: прочный (ru) (próčnyj), крепкий (ru) (kr'épkij), стойкий (ru) (stójkij) Scottish Gaelic: làidir Serbian: silan, goroloman, krepak Spanish: resistente (es) Swahili: imara (sw) Swedish: hållfast (sv), stadig (sv), stark (sv) Telugu: దృఢమైన (druDhamaina) Turkish: dayanıklı (tr)

fast moving water

Russian: быстрый (ru) (bístryj)

determined, unyielding

Afrikaans: sterk, standvastig, determineerd Catalan: fort (ca) Croatian: snážan (hr) Danish: stærk (da) Dutch: sterk, standvastig Finnish: luja (fi) French: fort (fr) Hebrew: נחוש (nakhúsh) Japanese: 強い (ja) (tsuyoi), 断固とした (ja) (danko to shita)

Korean: 굳세다 (gutseda) Latin: firmus (la) Portuguese: forte (pt) Romanian: vârtos (ro) Russian: стойкий (stójkij) Scottish Gaelic: làidir Swedish: energisk (sv), stark (sv) Telugu: దృఢమైన (druDhamaina)

highly stimulating to the senses

Afrikaans: sterk, kragtig Catalan: fort (ca) Croatian: jȃk (hr) Dutch: sterk (nl), krachtig (nl) Finnish: vahva (fi), voimakas (fi) French: fort (fr) Japanese: 強い (ja) (tsuyoi), 強烈 (ja) (kyōretsu)

Korean: 세다 (seda) Kurdish: به‌قوه‌ت Latin: firmus (la) Portuguese: forte (pt) Russian: резкий (ru) (r'ézkij) Swahili: imara (sw) Swedish: mustig (sv), stark (sv)

having an offensive or intense odor or flavor

Afrikaans: sterk Catalan: fort (ca) Croatian: snážan (hr) Dutch: sterk (nl), krachtig (nl) Finnish: voimakas (fi), väkevä (fi) French: fort (fr) Japanese: 強烈 (ja) (kyōretsu) Korean: 짙다 (jitda)

Kurdish: Sorani: به‌قوه‌ت (ku) (ba qoat), که‌سکوون (ku) (kaskoon) Latin: firmus (la) Portuguese: forte (pt) Russian: резкий (r'ézkij), яркий (járkij) color Swahili: imara (sw) Swedish: frän (sv), stark (sv), skarp (sv)

having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient

Afrikaans: sterk, konsentreerd Arabic: حادّ (ar) Catalan: fort (ca) Croatian: jȃk (hr) Danish: stærk (da) Dutch: sterk (nl), geconcentreerd (nl) Finnish: väkevä (fi) French: fort (fr) Hebrew: מרוכז (mrukaz)

Japanese: 強い (ja) (tsuyoi) Korean: 짙다 (jitda) Latin: firmus (la) Manx: çhiu (gv) Portuguese: forte (pt) Russian: крепкий (kr'épkij), сильнодействующий (sil'nod'éjstvujuš'ij) Swahili: imara (sw) Swedish: stark (sv) Telugu: గాఢమైన (gaaDhamaina)

having a high alcoholic content

Afrikaans: sterk Catalan: fort (ca) Croatian: jȃk (hr) Dutch: sterk (nl) Finnish: väkevä (fi) French: fort (fr)

Japanese: 強い (ja) (tsuyoi) Portuguese: forte (pt) Russian: крепкий (ru) (kr'épkij) Scottish Gaelic: làidir Swedish: stark (sv)

grammar: irregular

Afrikaans: ongewoon Croatian: jȃk (hr) Danish: uregelmæssig (da) Dutch: sterk (not: onregelmatig) Finnish: vahva (fi), epäsäännöllinen (fi)

French: fort (in some languages), irrégulier Latin: anomalus (la) Portuguese: forte (only in some languages), irregular Russian: сильный (ru) (síl'nyj), неправильный (ru) (n'eprávil'nyj) Swedish: oregelbunden (sv), stark (sv)

military: not easily subdued or taken

Afrikaans: sterk Catalan: fort (ca) Dutch: sterk (nl) Finnish: vahva (fi) French: fort (fr) Japanese: 強い (ja) (tsuyoi), 強力 (ja) (kyōryoku)

Korean: 굳세다 (gutseda) Latin: firmus (la) Russian: мощный (móšnyj) Swahili: imara (sw) Swedish: stark (sv)

impressive

Afrikaans: sterk, kras Dutch: sterk (nl), kras (nl) Finnish: siisti (fi) Hebrew: מרשים (he) (marshim)

Japanese: 強烈 (ja) (kyōretsu) Latin: firmus (la) Swahili: imara (sw) Turkish: etkileyici (tr)

having a specified number of people or units

Hungarian: fős (hu)

Latin: firmus (la)

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Mandarin: 强壮的, 坚固的 (jiāngù de) Estonian: tugev German: stark (1,2,3,4,5,6), kräftig (1,4) Greek: δυνατός Ido: forta Italian: forte Polish: silny Spanish: fuerte, resistente Tzotzil: tzotz

See also

• strength

Adverb

strong (not comparable)

1. in a strong manner

Synonyms

• (in a strong manner): forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly

Antonyms

• (in a strong manner): forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly

Translations

in a strong manner

Arabic: بِقُوَّة (ar) Catalan: fort (ca)

Japanese: 激しく (ja) (hageshiku) Swedish: krafigt (sv), kraftfullt (sv), starkt (sv)

See also

• strong as an ox‎
• strong personality
• strong verb

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: met · boy · c. · #397: strong · dead · bring · returned

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Middle English

Adjective

strong

1. strong

Antonyms

• feble

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Tok Pisin

Adjective

strong

1. Capable of producing great physical force; strong.
2. Capable of withstanding great physical force; strong.
3. Determined, unyielding.