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robust

[ roh-buhst, roh-buhst ]

adjective

  1. strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous:

    a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.

    Synonyms: ,

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  2. strongly or stoutly built:

    his robust frame.

    Antonyms:

  3. suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance:

    robust exercise.

  4. rough, rude, or boisterous:

    robust drinkers and dancers.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. rich and full-bodied:

    the robust flavor of freshly brewed coffee.

  6. strong and effective in all or most situations and conditions:

    The system requires robust passwords that contain at least one number or symbol.

    Our goal is to devise robust statistical methods.



robust

/ ˈrəʊbʌst; rəʊˈbʌst /

adjective

  1. strong in constitution; hardy; vigorous
  2. sturdily built

    a robust shelter

  3. requiring or suited to physical strength

    a robust sport

  4. (esp of wines) having a rich full-bodied flavour
  5. rough or boisterous
  6. (of thought, intellect, etc) straightforward and imbued with common sense
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܲl adverb
  • ·ܲn noun
  • ܲr·ܲ adjective
  • un·ܲl adverb
  • un·ܲn noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of robust1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin ōܲٳܲ “oaken, hard, strong,” equivalent to ōܲ- (stem of ōܰ “oak, strength”) + -tus, adjective suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of robust1

C16: from Latin ōܲٳܲ, from ōܰ an oak, strength
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The greater Los Angeles office rental market started the year with a turbulent first quarter and historically high vacancies as tenant demand was persistently soft in spite of more robust return-to-office policies coming from managers.

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The sunny weather in March helped sales at garden centres, which reported "robust trading", the ONS said.

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In the UK on Thursday, the media regulator Ofcom published measures intended to improve protections for children online, including requiring tougher age checks and more robust action to prevent children accessing harmful content.

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That would be backed up by a "robust security guarantee", according to US outlet Axios, presumably backed up by a "coalition of the willing" involving the UK, France but not the US.

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That includes robust age checks, safer algorithms which don't recommend harmful content, and effective content moderation.

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