What does strong mean?
Definitions for strong
strɔŋ, strɒŋ; ˈstrɔŋ gər, ˈstrɒŋ-; ˈstrɔŋ gɪst, ˈstrɒŋ-strong
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word strong.
Princeton's WordNet
strongadjective
having strength or power greater than average or expected
"a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
strongadjective
not faint or feeble
"a strong odor of burning rubber"
potent, strongadjective
having or wielding force or authority
"providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
potent, strong, stiffadjective
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackableadjective
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
"an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"
solid, strong, substantialadjective
of good quality and condition; solidly built
"a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
strongadjective
of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
"`sing' is a strong verb"
hard, strongadjective
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
"hard liquor"
strong, warmadjective
freshly made or left
"a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
firm, strongadjective
strong and sure
"a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
Wiktionary
strongadverb
in a strong manner
strongadjective
capable of producing great physical force.
strongadjective
capable of withstanding great physical force
strongadjective
fast moving water, wind, etc, which has a lot of power.
The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
strongadjective
determined, unyielding
He is strong in the face of adversity.
strongadjective
highly stimulating to the senses
strongadjective
having an offensive or intense odor or flavor
a strong smell
strongadjective
having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient
strongadjective
having a high alcoholic content
a strong drink
strongadjective
inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels
a strong verb
strongadjective
not easily subdued or taken
a strong position
strongadjective
impressive, good
You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That's strong!
strongadjective
Having a specified number of people or units
The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
Webster Dictionary
Strong
having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous
Strong
having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health
Strong
solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town
Strong
having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea
Strong
having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants
Strong
reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong
Strong
moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide
Strong
adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language
Strong
ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory
Strong
having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee
Strong
full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors
Strong
affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent
Strong
solid; nourishing; as, strong meat
Strong
well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief
Strong
violent; vehement; earnest; ardent
Strong
having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination
Strong
vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful
Strong
tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market
Strong
pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak
Strong
applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular
Freebase
Strong
Strong is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,213 at the 2010 census. Strong is home to the annual Sandy River Festival.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Strong
strong, adj. firm: having physical power: hale, healthy: able to endure: solid: well fortified: having wealth or resources: moving with rapidity: impetuous: earnest: having great vigour, as the mind: forcible: energetic, determined, positive: affecting the senses, as smell and taste, forcibly offensive or intense in quality, pungent: loud, stentorian: hard, indigestible: having a quality in a great degree: intoxicating, rich in alcohol: bright: intense: well established, firm, steadily going upward without fluctuation: (gram.) inflecting by a change of radical vowel instead of by syllabic addition.—n. Strong′hold, a place strong to hold out against attack: a fastness or fortified place: a fortress.—adj. Strong′-knit, firmly jointed or compacted.—adv. Strong′ly.—adj. Strong′-mind′ed, having a vigorous mind: unfeminine, applied to women who unsex themselves to obtain the freedom of men.—ns. Strong′-mind′edness; Strong′-room, a firmly secured place where valuables are stored; Strong′-wa′ter, ardent spirits.—Strong escape (Shak.), an escape accomplished by strength. [A.S. strang, strong; Ice. strangr, Ger. streng, tight.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
strong
Well fortified; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong fortress or town. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'strong' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #587
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'strong' in Written Corpus Frequency: #994
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'strong' in Adjectives Frequency: #52
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of strong in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of strong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of strong in a Sentence
We're talking about structural materials here, it's not enough for it just to look the same, it's got to be strong.
This is a strong stance that babies will not be murdered in our cities, we need to stand up with our leaders in bringing this Holocaust to an end once and for all.
We're proving that there doesn't have to be conflict between a sound environment and strong economic growth, let's be honest: This has always been one of the arguments against action. We don't want our lifestyles disrupted. Which is ironic, because few things will disrupt our lives as profoundly as climate change.
As far as my mental health, I am good, i have an amazing wife and a very strong family.I wake up each morning happy to be here.My saying is, ‘It is what it is.’I get nervous when there are medical tests or my cancer check-up.
We stood like two trees beside, intertwined into one. And when the winds blew against us, we would laugh at it, as leaves clapping hands to our strength. Always day. We had all the stars, but no sky to hang them onto. We were brave, but not strong. Bare, but not skeleton. We had song, but no dance. Time slipped as a blessed curse. We knew the pennies were slipping from our pockets, and we left them there on the ground as worthless cents. In wordless sense, we finally found our darkness, but the stars had all faded by then.
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Translations for strong
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- قويArabic
- silnýCzech
- stærkDanish
- starkGerman
- ισχυρόςGreek
- fortaEsperanto
- fuerteSpanish
- قویPersian
- vahvaFinnish
- fortFrench
- láidirIrish
- मज़बूतHindi
- erősHungarian
- ուժեղArmenian
- kuatIndonesian
- forteItalian
- חָזָקHebrew
- 強いJapanese
- ಬಲವಾದKannada
- 강한Korean
- fortisLatin
- sterkDutch
- sterkNorwegian
- silnyPolish
- fortePortuguese
- puternicRomanian
- сильныйRussian
- starkSwedish
- வலுவானTamil
- బలమైనTelugu
- แข็งแรงThai
- güçlüTurkish
- сильнийUkrainian
- مUrdu
- mạnhVietnamese
- שטאַרקYiddish
- 强Chinese
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