robust
Able to withstand adverse conditionsAble to withstand adverse conditions.
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» He is a robust young man.
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9 sensesAble to withstand adverse conditions.
Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.
He was a robust man of six feet four.
robust health
robust, widerstandsfähig, kräftig
кре́пкийkrépkij, здоро́выйzdoróvyj
крі́пкийkrípkyj, здоро́вийzdoróvyj
Requiring strength or vigor.
robust employment
Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety.
robust findings
robust proof
(euphemistic)Rough; rude.
rough and crude
Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
Of an individual or skeletal element: strongly built; muscular; not gracile.
Examples
25 sentencesHe is a robust young man.
Most heathers are small and robust.
Males are more robust than females.
Cardboard is more robust than paper.
A big man is not always robust.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus.Learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus.
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Forms
more robust/robuster, most robust/robustest| Comparative | more robust / robuster Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most robust / robustest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- marked by richness and fullness of flavor:full-bodiedracyrich
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.