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The definition of strong
21 Definitions of: strong
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- adjective, involving or possessing physical or mental strength
- adjective, solid or robust in construction; not easily broken or injured
- adjective, having a resolute will or morally firm and incorruptible character
- adjective, intense in quality; not faint or feeble
- adjective, easily defensible; incontestable or formidable
- adjective, concentrated; not weak or diluted
- adjective, a) containing or having a specified number b) (in combination)
- adjective, having an unpleasantly powerful taste or smell
- adjective, having an extreme or drastic effect
- adjective, emphatic or immoderate
- adjective, convincing, effective, or cogent
- adjective, (of a colour) having a high degree of saturation or purity; being less saturated than a vivid colour but more so than a moderate colour; produced by a concentrated quantity of colouring agent
- adjective, grammar a) denoting or belonging to a class of verbs, in certain languages including the Germanic languages, whose conjugation shows vowel gradation, as sing, sang, sung b) belonging to any part-of-speech class, in any of various languages, whose inflections follow the less regular of two possible patterns. Compare weak
- adjective, (of a wind, current, etc) moving fast
- adjective, (of a syllable) accented or stressed
- adjective, (of an industry, market, currency, securities, etc) firm in price or characterized by firm or increasing prices
- adjective, (of certain acids and bases) producing high concentrations of hydrogen or hydroxide ions in aqueous solution
- adjective, prosperous; well-to-do (esp in the phrase a strong farmer)
- adjective, have a strong stomach not to be prone to nausea
- adverb, in a strong way; effectively
- adverb, come on strong to make a forceful or exaggerated impression
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| Synonyms: | informal chiefly U.S. Canad. informal resourceful, healthy, brave, extreme, great, sound, passionate, determined, potent, powerful | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | weak, timid, flimsy, bland | And more... |
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