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ro⋅bust

[roh-buhst, roh-buhst]

–adjective

1.	strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.

2.	strongly or stoutly built: his robust frame.

3.	suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance: robust exercise.

4.	rough, rude, or boisterous: robust drinkers and dancers.

5.	rich and full-bodied: the robust flavor of freshly brewed coffee.

Origin:
1540–50; < L rōbustus oaken, hard, strong, equiv. to rōbus-, s. of rōbur oak, strength + -tus adj. suffix

Related forms:

ro⋅bust⋅ly, adverb

ro⋅bust⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. powerful, sound. 4. coarse, rambunctious.

Antonyms:
1. feeble. 2. weak.

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ro·bust (rō-bŭst', rō'bŭst')

adj.

Full of health and strength; vigorous.
Powerfully built; sturdy. See Synonyms at healthy.
Requiring or suited to physical strength or endurance: robust labor.
Rough or crude; boisterous: a robust tale.
Marked by richness and fullness; full-bodied: a robust wine.

[Latin rōbustus, from rōbur, rōbus, oak, strength; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
ro·bust'ly adv., ro·bust'ness n.

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Robust

Ro*bust"\, a. [L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr. robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. F. robuste.]

1. Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.

2. Violent; rough; rude.

While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. --Thomson.

3. Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment. --Locke.

Syn: Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; hearty; vigorous; forceful; sound.

Usage: Robust, Strong. Robust means, literally, made of oak, and hence implies great compactness and toughness of muscle, connected with a thick-set frame and great powers of endurance. Strong denotes the power of exerting great physical force. The robust man can bear heat or cold, excess or privation, and toil on through every kind of hardship; the strong man can lift a great weight, can give a heavy blow, and a hard gripe. "Robust, tough sinews bred to toil." --Cowper.

Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and strong, That nothing may sustain his furious force. --Spenser.

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Language Translation for : robust

Spanish: robusto,

German: robust,

Japanese: 元気いっぱいの

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robust

adj. Said of a system that has demonstrated an ability to recover gracefully from the whole range of exceptional inputs and situations in a given environment. One step below bulletproof. Carries the additional connotation of elegance in addition to just careful attention to detail. Compare smart, oppose brittle.

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robust

1549, from L. robustus "strong and hardy," originally "oaken," from robur, robus "hard timber, strength," also "a special kind of oak," named for its reddish heartwood, from L. ruber "red" (cf. robigo "rust"). Robustious (1548) was a common form in 17c. (cf. "Hamlet" iii.2); it fell from use by mid-18c., but was somewhat revived by mid-19c. antiquarian writers.

robust
Said of a system that has demonstrated an ability to recover gracefully from the whole range of exceptional inputs and situations in a given environment. One step below bulletproof. Carries the additional connotation of elegance in addition to just careful attention to detail. Compare smart, opposite: brittle.
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