Definitions for ROBUSTroʊˈbʌst, ˈroʊ bʌst
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ro•bustroʊˈbʌst, ˈroʊ bʌst(adj.)
strong and healthy.
stoutly built.
suited to or requiring endurance.
hearty; boisterous:
robust drinkers.
rich and full-bodied:
robust flavor.
Origin of robust:
1540–50; < L rōbustus oaken, hard, strong =rōbus-, s. of rōbur oak, strength +-tus adj. suffix
ro•bust′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
robust(adj)
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
"a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
full-bodied, racy, rich, robust(adj)
marked by richness and fullness of flavor
"a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
robust(adj)
strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
"the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
robust(adj)
rough and crude
"a robust tale"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
robust(adjective)ʊˈbʌst, ˈroʊ bʌst
strong and able to withstand difficulties
a robust economy; the software's robust security features
robustʊˈbʌst, ˈroʊ bʌst
(of a person) strong and healthy
a big robust man
Wiktionary
robust(Adjective)
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
He was a robust man of six feet four.
robust(Adjective)
Violent; rough; rude.
robust(Adjective)
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
robust(Adjective)
Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety;
robust(Adjective)
Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
robust(Adjective)
Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
robust(Adjective)
Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
Origin: From robustus, from robur, robus.
Webster Dictionary
Robust(adj)
evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health
Robust(adj)
violent; rough; rude
Robust(adj)
requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment
The New Hacker's Dictionary
robust
Said of a system that has demonstrated an ability to recover gracefully from the whole range of exceptional inputs and situations in a given environment. One step below bulletproof. Carries the additional connotation of elegance in addition to just careful attention to detail. Compare smart, oppose brittle.
Translations for ROBUST
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- sterk en gesondAfrikaans

- قَوي، شَديد، مَفتول العَضَلاتArabic

- здравBulgarian

- robustoPortuguese (BR)

- silný, statnýCzech

- robustGerman

- robust; stærkDanish

- γερός, γεροδεμένοςGreek

- robustoSpanish

- jõulineEstonian

- نیرومند؛ قویFarsi

- voimakasFinnish

- robusteFrench

- בָּרִיאHebrew

- मजबूतHindi

- kršan, mišićavCroatian

- robusztusHungarian

- kuat, sehatIndonesian

- sterkur, hrausturIcelandic

- robustoItalian

- 元気いっぱいのJapanese

- 튼튼한Korean

- tvirtas, sveikasLithuanian

- spēcīgs; stiprs; veselīgsLatvian

- kuatMalay

- robuustDutch

- robust, sterk, hardførNorwegian

- krzepkiPolish

- نیرومند؛ قویPersian

- تکړه ، قوی ، قوت لرونکیPashto

- robustoPortuguese

- robustRomanian

- крепкийRussian

- mohutný, róbustnýSlovak

- krepekSlovenian

- odlučanSerbian

- robust, kraftfullSwedish

- แข็งแรงThai

- sağlam, güçlü, kuvvetliTurkish

- 健壯的Chinese (Trad.)

- міцний, здоровийUkrainian

- مضبوطUrdu

- khỏe mạnhVietnamese

- 强健的Chinese (Simp.)

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