robust

robust
adj
1. vigorous, full of vigor, hearty, hardy, hale, hale and hearty, lusty, strong and healthy, bursting with health or vigor; energetic, full of energy, lively, full of life, active; sound, healthy, in good health, in good condition, Inf. in good shape, fit, physically fit, in fine fettle; stout, staunch, stanch, firm, sturdy, tough, iron, inured, hardened, Inf. tough as nails, Inf. hard as rock; powerful, potent, mighty, all-powerful, herculean, Literary. puissant.
2. stalwart, rugged, hefty, husky, burly, Scot, and North Eng. stiff, solid, well-knit; able-bodied, able, athletic, sinewy; muscular, brawny, strapping, huge, gigantic, broad-shouldered, powerfully-built, Derog. musclebound.
3. rough, crude, coarse; boisterous, robustious, rambunctious, rollicking, riotous, clamorous, tumultuous, noisy, loud, roaring, uproarious, unrestrained, rampageous, out of hand, out of order.
4. rich, rich-flavored, substantial, full-bodied, flavorful, full of flavor, full-flavored, flavorsome, fla-vorous, flavory, well-flavored; nutty, fruity, pungent.

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  • robust — robust …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Robust — Ro*bust , a. [L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr. robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. F. robuste.] 1. Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • robust — ROBÚST, Ă, robuşti, ste, adj. Care este înzestrat cu o constituţie fizică puternică; rezistent la muncă, la oboseală, la boală; voinic, viguros, vânjos. – Din fr. robuste. Trimis de RACAI, 22.11.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  Robust ≠ firav, indolent,… …   Dicționar Român

  • robust — Adj std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Wohl über frz. robuste entlehnt aus l. rōbustus, eigentlich aus Hartholz, aus Eiche , zu l. rōbur Hartholz, Eichenholz, Eiche .    Ebenso nndl. robuust, ne. robust, nfrz. robuste, nschw. robust, nnorw. robust. ✎ DF… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • robust — has its stress on the second syllable, although first syllable stress is creeping in, on the analogy of shifts in dispute, romance, and other words. There is a curious meaning given in the COD: ‘not perturbed by or attending to subtleties’, which …   Modern English usage

  • robust — UK US /rəʊˈbʌst/ adjective ► strong and unlikely to break or fail: »Exports will continue to be bolstered by the robust economy. »We should be able to generate stronger sales with robust profit margins. robustness /rəˈbʌsnəs/ noun [U] ► »These… …   Financial and business terms

  • robust — Adj. (Mittelstufe) kräftig gebaut Beispiel: Trotz des hohen Alters ist er körperlich immer noch robust. Kollokation: robust aussehen …   Extremes Deutsch

  • robust — [rō bust′, rō′bust΄] adj. [L robustus, oaken, hard, strong < robur, hard variety of oak, hardness, strength, earlier robus, prob. akin to ruber,RED] 1. a) strong and healthy; full of vigor; hardy b) strongly built or based; muscular or sturdy… …   English World dictionary

  • robust — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sturdy or resilient. 2) strong and healthy. 3) uncompromising and forceful; not subtle: a robust defence. 4) (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell. DERIVATIVES robustly adverb robustness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Robust — (v. lat.), stark vom Körper mit entsprechenden Kräften …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Robúst — (lat.), stark, kräftig …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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