strong
adj.
having great physical power; powerful; healthy, robust; solid, firm; persuasive, convincing; resolute; intense; very effective; pungent
adv.
powerfully, forcefully
Strong
strong
Adjective
1. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
(antonym) weak
(similar) beardown(a)
(see-also) powerful
(attribute) strength
2. used of syllables or musical beats
(synonym) accented, heavy
(similar) stressed
3. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
(similar) intense
4. having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
(synonym) potent
(similar) powerful
5. having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"
(synonym) potent
(similar) effectual
(see-also) effective, effectual, efficacious
(attribute) potency, effectiveness, strength
6. able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
(synonym) impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable
(similar) invulnerable
7. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
(synonym) solid, substantial
(similar) sound
8. of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; "`sing' is a strong verb"
(similar) irregular
(classification) grammar
9. having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"
(synonym) hard
(similar) alcoholic
10. freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
(synonym) warm
(similar) fresh
11. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
(synonym) firm
(similar) forceful
Strong
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
(superl.)
Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
(superl.)
Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
(superl.)
Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.
(superl.)
Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
(superl.)
Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.
(superl.)
Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
(superl.)
Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
(superl.)
Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Allon
an oak; strong
Amasai
strong
Amoz
strong; robust
Amzi
strong, mighty
Elim
the rams; the strong; stags
Elon
oak; grove; strong
Ethan
strong; the gift of the island
Ethanim
strong; valiant
Ethni
strong
Gaza
strong; a goat
Geber
manly, strong
Gibbar
strong, manly
Ithai
strong; my sign; a plowshare
Neziah
conqueror; strong
Roman
strong; powerful
Sosthenes
savior; strong; powerful
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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