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robust

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robust /roʊˈbʌst/ adjective
robust
/roʊˈbʌst/
adjective
Learner's definition of ROBUST
[more robust; most robust]
1 
: strong and healthy强健的；强壮的
2 
a  : strongly formed or built结实的；坚固的
b  : successful or impressive and not likely to fail or weaken稳健的；有实力的
c  : impressively large特大的
3 
: having a rich, strong flavor味浓的；醇厚的

— robustly

adverb

— robustness

/roʊˈbʌstnəs/ noun, plural robustnesses [count, noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6874 COCA: 6419

robust

adjective

ro·​bust rō-ˈbəst How to pronounce robust (audio)
ˈrō-(ˌ)bəst
1
a
: having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
b
: having or showing vigor, strength, or firmness
a robust debate
a robust faith
c
: strongly formed or constructed : sturdy
a robust plastic
d
: capable of performing without failure under a wide range of conditions
robust software
2
: rough, rude
stories … laden with robust, down-home imagery Playboy
3
: requiring strength or vigor
robust work
4
: full-bodied
robust coffee
also : hearty
a robust dinner
5
: relating to, resembling, or being a specialized group of australopithecines characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet

Note: Robust australopithecines are included in the genus Australopithecus along with gracile forms or placed in the separate genus Paranthropus.

compare gracile sense 3
robustly adverb
robustness
rō-ˈbəs(t)-nəs How to pronounce robust (audio)
ˈrō-(ˌ)bəs(t)-
noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for robust

healthy, sound, wholesome, robust, hale, well mean enjoying or indicative of good health.

healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease.

a healthy family

sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction.

a sound heart

wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance.

a face with a wholesome glow

robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly.

a lively, robust little boy

hale applies particularly to robustness in old age.

still hale at the age of eighty

well implies merely freedom from disease or illness.

she has never been a well person

Example Sentences

If Singapore, just seven miles to the north with its glittering skyline and robust economy, is Southeast Asia's Cinderella, Batam is her dark sister. Peter Gwin, National Geographic, October 2007 The greatest gains in mine mechanization came in a burst of innovation following World War II, when robust new machines were developed … Robert L. Marovelli, Scientific American, September 1982 Humfry was a man whom everyone noticed. His stature was above ordinary, his complexion sanguine, his conversation lively, and his constitution robust. Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971 Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea? Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851 robust young men and women He is in robust health. The sauce has a robust flavor. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Consumer spending has remained relatively resilient, and the labor market has been particularly robust, with the unemployment rate hovering near a 50-year low. Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The produce sections in some local grocery stores are not as robust as those in affluent white suburbs or even certain areas in the city, Haas noted. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Today's labor market is robust, and that influx of housing seems unlikely to happen in this cycle — further prolonging the lack of inventory. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Ratings for institutions can be much more robust, but may still inadequately account for degrees of complication taken by institutions that accept the most challenging medical and surgical patients. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Academic programs in federal and state prisons, which had been robust, dwindled severely nationwide. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Inventories are more well controlled, order books are deeper, and customer relationships are more robust. Steven Dudash, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Programming surrounding the exhibit (which runs through April 9) will be robust, in the form of a film series programmed by Bernardo Rondeau, the museum’s senior director of film programs. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022 But data available for school-age children indicate that the state’s coverage is robust. Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin robustus oaken, strong, from robor-, robur oak, strength

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of robust was in the 15th century
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