robust

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɹoʊˈbʌst/ UK /ɹəʊˈbʌst/ See IPA manual

Freq #18311

Meanings

1

adj
Strong and unlikely to fail or break.

We need a robust system that can handle heavy traffic.
2

adj
Strong and healthy.

He was a robust man of six feet four.
3

adj
Full and rich in flavor.

She poured a glass of robust red wine.

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Synonyms

1 adj · strong and unlikely to fail... sturdy strong

3 adj · full and rich in flavor. rich

Word family

Derived forms bias-robustheterokurtosis-robustheteroscedasticity-robustnonrobustrobustfulrobusticityrobustificationrobustifyrobustiousrobustityrobustizerobustly

Related forms robusta

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Phrases (1)

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robust body
a physical build that is strong, sturdy, and healthy

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Robust comes ultimately from Latin robur “strength,” the same root found in Latin corroborare “strengthen.”

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus.

*h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European rōbustus Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# robust

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɹoʊˈbʌst/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹəʊˈbʌst/
**Frequency rank:** 18311

## Meanings
1. Strong and unlikely to fail or break.
2. Strong and healthy.
3. Full and rich in flavor.

## Examples
- We need a robust system that can handle heavy traffic.
- He was a robust man of six feet four.
- She poured a glass of robust red wine.

## Derived Forms
- bias-robust
- heterokurtosis-robust
- heteroscedasticity-robust
- nonrobust
- robustful
- robusticity
- robustification
- robustify
- robustious
- robustity
- robustize
- robustly

## Related Forms
- robusta

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₁rewdʰ-
- Root: rōbustus

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus.

## AI Etymology
Robust is a learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus. In present-day use, it can mean strong and unlikely to fail or break, or strong and healthy. Related forms include robusta. Derived formations include bias-robust, heterokurtosis-robust, heteroscedasticity-robust, nonrobust, robustful.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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