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ro·bust  (r-bst, rbst)
adj.
1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.
2. Powerfully built; sturdy. See Synonyms at healthy.
3. Requiring or suited to physical strength or endurance: robust labor.
4. Rough or crude; boisterous: a robust tale.
5. Marked by richness and fullness; full-bodied: a robust wine.

[Latin rbustus, from rbur, rbus, oak, strength; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

ro·bustly adv.
ro·bustness n.

robust [rəʊˈbʌst ˈrəʊbʌst]
adj
1. strong in constitution; hardy; vigorous
2. sturdily built a robust shelter
3. requiring or suited to physical strength a robust sport
4. (Cookery) (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (esp of wines) having a rich full-bodied flavour
5. rough or boisterous
6. (of thought, intellect, etc.) straightforward and imbued with common sense
[from Latin rōbustus, from rōbur an oak, strength]
robustly  adv

robust - Comes from Latin meaning "oak" and "oaken."
See also related terms for oak.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
rugged - sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
2.robust - marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
3.robust - strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
4.robust - rough and crude; "a robust tale"
unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"

robust
adjective
1. strong, tough, powerful, athletic, well, sound, fit, healthy, strapping, hardy, rude, vigorous, rugged, muscular, sturdy, hale, stout, staunch, hearty, husky (informal), in good health, lusty, alive and kicking, fighting fit, sinewy, brawny, in fine fettle, thickset, fit as a fiddle (informal), able-bodied His robust physique counts for much in the modern game.
strong weak, delicate, slender, frail, unfit, feeble, unhealthy, sickly, hothouse (informal, often disparaging), weedy (informal), unsound, infirm, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)
2. rough, raw, rude, coarse, raunchy (slang), earthy, boisterous, rollicking, unsubtle, indecorous, roisterous a robust sense of humour
rough refined
3. straightforward, practical, sensible, realistic, pragmatic, down-to-earth, hard-headed, common-sensical She has a robust attitude to children, and knows how to deal with them.
Translations
robust [rəʊˈbʌst] ADJ
1. (= solid, hardy) [person, constitution] → robusto, fuerte; [plant] → robusto; [material, design, object] → resistente, sólido; [economy] → fuerte
the chair didn't look very robustla silla no parecía muy sólida
to have a robust appetitetener buen apetito
to be in robust healthtener una salud de hierro
2. (= vigorous) [defence] → enérgico, vigoroso; [sense of humour] → saludable
to make a robust defence of sthdefender algo enérgicamente or vigorosamente
3. (= strong) [flavour, aroma, wine] → fuerte

robust [ˈrəʊbʌst rəʊˈbʌst] adj
(= strong and healthy) [person, health] → robuste; [appetite] → solide
[economy, performance] → solide
(= sturdy) [material, furniture, equipment] → solide
(= forceful) [views, opinions] → bien arrêté(e); [defence, response] → énergique

robust
adj
(= strong, solid) person, material, toy, machinerobust, widerstandsfähig; structuremassiv, stabil; buildkräftig, robust; economyrobust, gesund; economic growthgesund; constitutionkräftig; appetite, humourgesund, unverwüstlich; to be in robust healthsich bester Gesundheit erfreuen
(= determined) attitudeentschieden; speech, stylemarkig; defencestark; to put up or to make a robust defence (Brit) or defense (US) of somethingetw energisch verteidigen, für etw energisch eintreten
(= vigorous) exercisehart; he enjoyed more robust recreations like rock climbinger hatte Spaß an etwas aktiveren Sportarten wie Klettern
(= intense) flavourkräftig; aromakräftig, herzhaft; winekernig

robust [rəʊˈbʌst] adjrobusto/a; (material) → solido/a

robust
adj robust [rəˈbast]
strong; healthy a robust child. sterk en gesond قَوي، شَديد، مَفتول العَضَلات здрав silný, statný robust; stærk robust γερός, γεροδεμένος robusto jõuline نیرومند؛ قوی voimakas robuste בָּרִיא मजबूत kršan, mišićav robusztus kuat, sehat sterkur, hraustur robusto 元気いっぱいの 튼튼한 tvirtas, sveikas spēcīgs; stiprs; veselīgs kuat robuust robust, sterk, hardfør krzepki robusto robust крепкий mohutný, róbustný krepek odlučan robust, kraftfull แข็งแรง sağlam, güçlü, kuvvetli 健壯的 міцний, здоровий مضبوط khỏe mạnh
adv roˈbustly
sterk en gesond بِقُوَّه، بِشِدَّه، بِصِحَّه здрав zdatně robust; stærkt robust σθεναρά robustamente jõuliselt نیرومندانه؛ قدرتمندانه päättäväisesti vigoureusement בְּצוּרָה בְּרִיאָה हष्टा-पुष्आ सक, रूखाई से kršno, mišićavo erő(telje)sen dengan kuat sterklega vigorosamente 元気よく 튼튼하게 tvirtai spēcīgi dengan kuat robuust robust, sterkt krzepko robustamente cu vigoare крепко robustne krepko odlučno kraftfullt อย่างแข็งแรง sağlamca 健壯地 міцно مضبوطی کے ساتھ một cách khỏe mạnh
n roˈbustness
sterk en gesond wees قُوّة العَضَلات، شِدَّه، صِحَّه здравина mohutnost robusthed die Robustheit ευρωστία, ρωμαλεότητα robustez, vigor jõulisus, robustsus زورمندی؛ تنومندی kestävyys robustesse בְּרִיאוּת कठोरता, खरापन, स्वास्थ्यता, हष्टता-पुष्टता mišićavost, izdržljivost robusztusság kekuatan styrkleiki; hraustleiki robustezza 元気さ 튼튼함 tvirtumas spēcīgums; veselīgums kekuatan robuustheid robusthet, hardførhet krzepkość robustez robusteţe, vigoare здоровье; сила mohutnosť krepkost odlučnost robusthet, kraftfullhet ความแข็งแรง sağlamlık 健壯 міцність مضبوطی sự khỏe mạnh


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