adj
Meaning 1
Able to withstand adverse conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sturdy
Antonyms: fragile
Standard Lemma guide
robust
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈbʌst/
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adj
Meaning 2
Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He was a robust man of six feet four.
- robust health
- A robust wall was put up.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Requiring strength or vigor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- robust employment
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adj
Meaning 4
Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- robust findings
- robust proof
- robust explanation
- robust lesson
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Rough; rude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 6
Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: systems engineering
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 7
Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 8
Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 9
Of an individual or skeletal element: strongly built; muscular; not gracile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 10
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a robust body
- a robust perennial
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: frail
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
rough and crude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a robust tale
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the experiment yielded robust results
- a robust faith
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
marked by richness and fullness of flavor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a rich ruby port
- full-bodied wines
- a robust claret
- the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: full-bodied, racy, rich
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin rōbus Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin rōbustuslbor. English robust Learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: ardhangët — evincing strength
- Arabic: قَوِيّ (qawiyy) — evincing strength
- Bulgarian: як (jak) — evincing strength
- Bulgarian: здрав (zdrav) — evincing strength
- Bulgarian: силен (silen) — evincing strength
- Catalan: robust — evincing strength
- Dutch: robuust — evincing strength
- Dutch: degelijk — evincing strength
- Finnish: jykevä — evincing strength
- Finnish: vankka — evincing strength
- Finnish: roteva — evincing strength
- Finnish: vahva — evincing strength
- Finnish: robusti — evincing strength
- French: robuste — evincing strength
- French: costaud — evincing strength
- Galician: robusto — evincing strength
- Galician: rufo — evincing strength
- German: robust — evincing strength
- German: widerstandsfähig — evincing strength
- German: kräftig — evincing strength
- German: zäh — evincing strength
- German: herausfordernd — evincing strength
- German: anspruchsvoll — evincing strength
- German: grob — evincing strength
- German: resilient — evincing strength
- German: solide — evincing strength
- Greek: ρωμαλέος (romaléos) — evincing strength
- Hebrew: חסון (chason) — evincing strength
- Hebrew: איתן (ētán) — evincing strength
- Hungarian: robusztus — evincing strength
- Hungarian: erős — evincing strength
- Hungarian: erőteljes — evincing strength
- Hungarian: masszív — evincing strength
- Hungarian: szilárd — evincing strength
- Ido: robusta — evincing strength
- Indonesian: tegar — evincing strength
- Irish: urrúnta — evincing strength
- Italian: robusto — evincing strength
- Latin: rōbustus — evincing strength
- Macedonian: си́лен (sílen) — evincing strength
- Macedonian: здрав (zdrav) — evincing strength
- Macedonian: јак (jak) — evincing strength
- Macedonian: цврст (cvrst) — evincing strength
- Malay: lasak — evincing strength
- Malay: teguh — evincing strength
- Māori: ruarangi — evincing strength
- Māori: hiwa — evincing strength
- Māori: whakapūioio — evincing strength
- Māori: tōtōpū — evincing strength
- Mongolian: бөх (böx) — evincing strength
- Norman: frîngant — evincing strength
- Norwegian Bokmål: robust — evincing strength
- Norwegian Nynorsk: robust — evincing strength
- Polish: krzepki — evincing strength
- Polish: silny — evincing strength
- Polish: rozrosły — evincing strength
- Polish: czerstwy — evincing strength
- Polish: wysportowany — evincing strength
- Portuguese: robusto — evincing strength
- Quechua: nanaq — evincing strength
- Romanian: robust — evincing strength
- Romanian: puternic — evincing strength
- Romanian: vânjos — evincing strength
- Russian: кре́пкий (krépkij) — evincing strength
- Russian: здоро́вый (zdoróvyj) — evincing strength
- Scottish Gaelic: làidir — evincing strength
- Slovene: robústen — evincing strength
- Spanish: robusto — evincing strength
- Swedish: robust — evincing strength
- Ukrainian: крі́пкий (krípkyj) — evincing strength
- Ukrainian: здоро́вий (zdoróvyj) — evincing strength
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