Definition of STRONG

strong

Adjective

  • Having great physical power or mental fortitude.
  • having strength or power greater than average or expected
    • "a strong radio signal"
    • "strong medicine"
    • "a strong man"
  • having a strong physiological or chemical effect; ; ; ,

Adjective Satellite

  • not faint or feeble
    • "a strong odor of burning rubber"
  • having or wielding force or authority
  • immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
  • of good quality and condition; solidly built
  • of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
    • "`sing' is a strong verb"
  • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
  • freshly made or left
  • strong and sure
    • "gave a strong pull on the rope"

Adj

  • Capable of producing great physical force.
  • Capable of withstanding great physical force.
  • Possessing power, might, or strength.
  • Determined; unyielding.
  • Highly stimulating to the senses.
  • Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
  • Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
  • Having a high alcoholic content.
  • Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
  • That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
  • Not easily subdued or taken.
  • Having wealth or resources.
  • Impressive, good.
  • Having a specified number of people or units.
  • Severe; very bad or intense.
  • Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
  • Convincing.

Adv

  • In a strong manner.

Examples

  • a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
  • a strong acid; a strong base
  • a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine
  • a strong drink
  • a strong economy
  • a strong foundation; good strong shoes
  • a strong light; a strong taste
  • a strong position
  • a strong smell
  • a strong verb
  • He is strong in the face of adversity.
  • He needed a STRONG word to block his opponent’s potential seven-letter play.
  • The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
  • The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
  • You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang, from Proto-West Germanic *strang, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“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”), Norwegian streng (“strong, hard”), Icelandic strangur (“strict”), Latin stringō (“tighten”).

Antonyms

impotent, weak, diluted, forceless, forcelessly, fragile, powerlessly, weakly

Scrabble Score: 7

strong: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
strong: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
strong: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

strong: valid Words With Friends Word