robust

[ roh-buhst, roh-buhst ]

adjective

1. strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous:

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

   Synonyms: sound, powerful

   Antonyms: feeble

2. strongly or stoutly built:

   his robust frame.

   Antonyms: weak

3. suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance:

   robust exercise.

4. rough, rude, or boisterous:

   robust drinkers and dancers.

   Synonyms: rambunctious, coarse

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

/ rəʊˈbʌst; ˈrəʊbʌst /

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

Derived Forms

• roˈbustly, adverb

Other Words From

• ro·bustly adverb
• ro·bustness noun
• unro·bust adjective
• unro·bustly adverb
• unro·bustness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of robust¹

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin rōbustus “oaken, hard, strong,” equivalent to rōbus- (stem of rōbur “oak, strength”) + -tus, adjective suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of robust¹

C16: from Latin rōbustus, from rōbur an oak, strength

Example Sentences

From person to person, immune responses to an infection develop along a spectrum, with some people mounting robust, protective responses and others being left with weaker responses.

From Ars Technica

Vaccines, however, might trigger a more robust immune response.

From Science News For Students

Pirofski says it’s easier to feel confident about the answers to these questions when there are robust clinical trials with placebo controls.

From Science News

Vaccines, however, might trigger a more robust immune response and help protect populations by providing herd immunity.

From Science News

Rebekah Kondrat, founder of consultancy Kondrat Retail said that in her experience, while all retailers have some form of de-escalation training, DTC startups opening stores for the first time often don’t have robust enough de-escalation training.

From Digiday

Robust work in this area is coming from Jeffrey Gordon lab at Washington University in St. Louis.

From The Daily Beast

But the malpractice system is not robust in China, and patients feel powerless.

From The Daily Beast

Where Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.

From The Daily Beast

Her normally flagging energy at that hour was surprisingly robust.

From The Daily Beast

To this end, a robust Special Operations Forces presence beyond simply a modest advisory effort should be sent to Iraq.

From The Daily Beast

The Englishman of the days of road-travel was a much more robust person than the Englishman of railway times.

From Project Gutenberg

Jet black ringlets—then in vogue—clustered round an exceedingly fair face, on which there dwelt the hue of robust health.

From Project Gutenberg

At present the patient is a robust, healthy-looking woman, of fair intelligence and good spirits.

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His strength is robust, so that he does his ordinary work as a pianoforte maker.

From Project Gutenberg

She is robust and active, and takes her full share in domestic work.

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Related Words

• booming
• hearty
• hefty
• potent
• powerful
• prosperous
• sturdy
• tough
• vigorous