Etimology
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”).
adjective
strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)
Capable of producing great physical force.
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
(broadly) 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.
(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
(chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
(military) Not easily subdued or taken.
Having wealth or resources.
(slang, US) Impressive, good.
Having a specified number of people or units.
(of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
(mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
(of an argument) Convincing.
Examples
a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
For he was swift as swallow in her flight, And strong as Lyon in his lordly might.
But what sight is that? It seems a town right in the river, each building standing upon its own foundation, with the deep, strong current of the river sweeping all around it? They are flouring mills operated by the natural current of the stream.
a strong foundation; good strong shoes
Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.What does not kill me, makes me stronger.
What does not kill me, makes me stronger.
A wise man is strong, yea a man of knowledge encreaseth strength.
Perhaps we grows very strong, stronger than Wraiths. Lord Smeagol? Gollum the Great? The Gollum! Eat fish every day, three times a day, fresh from the sea.
The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
Ideas are eternal; they hang in the stars, and a man must be brave and strong enough to reach up to the stars and fetch down the fire from heaven and to carry the torch among men.
It noted China was especially strong in the fast-growing area of “deep learning.”
Audio
He is strong in the face of adversity.
a strong light; a strong taste
a strong smell
a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine
a strong drink
She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes
a strong verb
a strong acid; a strong base
a strong position
a strong economy
You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
Our armie will be forty thouſand ſtrong,When Tamburlain and braue TheridamasHaue met vs by the riuer Araris:And all conioin’d to meete the witleſſe King,That now is marching neere to Parthia.
Physicians may diagnosis influenza by a throat culture or blood test, which may be important if you have a particularly strong flu, if your doctor suspects pneumonia or a bacterial infection.
[…] but grounding him ſelfe vpon ſtrong reaſons, to wit, that he had not offended the Iewes, neither yet the Law, but that he was innocēt, and therefore that no iudge oght to geue hym in the hādes of his ennemies […]
Related words
synonyms
(capable of producing great physical force): forceful, powerful, derf
(capable of withstanding great physical force): durable, tough, sturdy
(determined, unyielding): ardent, determined, swith, unyielding, zealous
(highly stimulating to the senses): extreme, intense
(having an offensive or intense odor or flavor): rank
(having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient): concentrated, potent
(having a high alcoholic content): hard
(grammar: irregular): irregular
(military: not easily subdued or taken): impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable
antonyms
(antonym(s) of "capable of producing great physical force"): forceless, weak
(antonym(s) of "capable of withstanding great physical force"): fragile
(antonym(s) of "having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient"): diluted, impotent, weak
(antonym(s) of "grammar: irregular"): regular, weak
(antonym(s) of "chemistry: that completely ionizes"): weak
(antonym(s) of "military: not easily subdued or taken"): weak
hyponyms
ultra-strong
adverb
strong (not comparable)
In a strong manner.
Related words
synonyms
(in a strong manner): forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly
antonyms
(antonym(s) of "in a strong manner"): forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly