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robust — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • robust adj Strong and healthy, or built to handle stress and hard use without breaking down.
  • rugged adj Having a rough, uneven, or harsh terrain.
  • solid adjective Firm and stable in structure; not liquid or gas.
  • stalwart adj Strongly and solidly built; sturdy.
  • stout adj Solidly built; somewhat fat.
  • sturdy adj Strongly built and unlikely to break or give way.

Senses

robust is used for these senses in English:

  • robust Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy#Adjective.
  • rugged Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
  • solid (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
  • stalwart Firmly or solidly built.
  • stout Materially strong, enduring.
  • sturdy Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

robust — full definition

  1. adj Strong and healthy, or built to handle stress and hard use without breaking down.
  2. adj Able to keep working properly even when conditions change or something goes wrong.

rugged — full definition

  1. adj Having a rough, uneven, or harsh terrain.
  2. adj Sturdy and able to withstand rough treatment or harsh conditions.
  3. adj Having strong, weathered, attractive features.

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