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Definitions for robust
roʊˈbʌst, ˈroʊ bʌstro·bust

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word robust.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. robustadjective

    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

    "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"

  2. full-bodied, racy, rich, robustadjective

    marked by richness and fullness of flavor

    "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

  3. robustadjective

    strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity

    "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"

  4. robustadjective

    rough and crude

    "a robust tale"

Wiktionary

  1. robustadjective

    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.

  2. robustadjective

    Violent; rough; rude.

  3. robustadjective

    Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.

  4. robustadjective

    Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety;

  5. robustadjective

    Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.

  6. robustadjective

    Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.

  7. robustadjective

    Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.

  8. Etymology: From robustus, from robur, robus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

ChatGPT

  1. robust

    Robust generally refers to the strength, health, or ability of something to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling. In a broader context, it can also refer to the capacity of a system or process to remain effective, reliable, or unimpeded, even under stress, change, or uncertainty. The term can be applied to various scenarios such as computer systems, statistical models, economy, etc., implying flexibility, resilience, and effectiveness under a range of conditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Robustadjective

    evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health

  2. Robustadjective

    violent; rough; rude

  3. Robustadjective

    requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Robust

    rō-bust′, adj. of great strength or vigour: requiring strength: rude, rough.—adj. Robust′ious (Milt.), violent, rough.—adv. Robust′iously.—n. Robust′iousness.—adv. Robust′ly.—n. Robust′ness. [Fr.,—L. robustusrobur, oak.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. 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.

Anagrams for robust »

  1. brotus

  2. turbos

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of robust in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of robust in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of robust in a Sentence

  1. Rebekah Hoshiko:

    We’ve laid a strong foundation for our Commitment to America this Congress, and we’ll be building on those principles starting day one in January. For our committee, that begins with robust oversight, something that’s been sorely lacking under the current Democrat majority, if we’re in the majority, Republicans will be conducting hearings and questioning agency officials in order to fully understand how American taxpayer dollars are being spent.

  2. Homeland Security report:

    The department’s CVE efforts are an attempt to protect our nation’s young people from extremists who prey upon the Millennial generation, the department must reframe the conversation to reflect this reality and design a robust program around the protection of our youth, which must include predator awareness and an understanding of radicalization. In doing so, our citizens will be better equipped for this threat.

  3. Charlie Baker:

    This is the start of the race. This is where it begins, there will be significant opportunity for all of us to engage in a very robust debate.

  4. Deborah Feldman:

    Most of the time, those babies are healthy and robust, nature takes care of itself.

  5. David Tarantino:

    At our peak, we had over 14,000 persons here( at the border) and some of them were here for beyond 24 hours and in the open environment setting. And accounting for the journey that they've had there is certainly a risk for public health and medical issues and concerns, so we wanted to be very responsive to medical needs and make sure that we had a robust capability on site.

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