Meaning

3 senses

  1. (obsolete)Synonym of oaken, made of oak or similar wood.

  2. (obsolete)Synonym of sturdy, resembling the strength, firmness, &c. of oak.

  3. (obsolete)Synonym of coarse, resembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or (figurative) rough in other ways.

Origin

From Latin rōboreus (“oaken, sturdy”) + -an (“forming adjectives”), from robur (“reddish o

From Latin rōboreus (“oaken, sturdy”) + -an (“forming adjectives”), from robur (“reddish oak; strength, hardness”) + -eus (“-eous: forming adjectives”).

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Forms

more roborean, most roborean
Comparativemore roborean Lesson
Superlativemost roborean Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
firmnessB2coarseB2oakensturdymade of oak or similar woodresembling the strength&c. of oakresembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or

Word family

8 related words
RelatedrobustC1corroboratecorroborationroborantroborateroborationroborativeroboreous

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
robberyA2roberobinA2robotB1roboticroboticsrobustC1
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