Strong Definition

strông
stronger, strongest
adjective
stronger, strongest
Physically powerful; having great muscular strength; robust.
Webster's New World
In a healthy and sound condition; hale; hearty.
Webster's New World
Performing well or in a normal manner.
A strong heart.
Webster's New World
In good or sound health; robust.
A strong constitution; a strong heart.
American Heritage
Economically or financially sound or thriving.
A strong economy.
American Heritage
adverb
In a strong manner; greatly, severely, vigorously, etc.
Webster's New World
pronoun
Wiktionary
idiom
come on strong
  • to be socially assertive or aggressive
Webster's New World
going strong
  • thriving; flourishing

    a family business still going strong

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Strong

Adjective

Base Form:
strong
Comparative:
stronger
Superlative:
strongest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Strong

Origin of Strong

  • From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strong, strang (“strong, powerful, mighty, able; firm, constant, resolute, strenuous, hardy; hard, severe, fierce, stern, strict; bold, brave; valid, assured; effective, producing a great effect, potent; earnest; arduous, violent"), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong"), from Proto-Indo-European *streng-, *strenk- (“taut, stiff, tight"). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong"), Saterland Frisian strang, West Frisian string (“austere, strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough"), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight"), German streng (“strict, severe, austere"), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh"), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter"), Icelandic strangur (“strict").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English strang

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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