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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROBUST', a. [L. robustus, from robur, strength.]
1. Strong; lusty; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; forceful; as a robust body; robust youth. It implies full flesh and sound health.
2. Sound; vigorous; as robust health.
3. Violent; rough; rude.
Romp loving miss is haul'd about in gallantry robust.
4. Requiring strength; as robust employment.
[Note. This is one of the words in which we observe a strong tendency in practice to accentuate the first syllable, as in access; and there are many situations of the word in which this is the preferable pronunciation. Robustious is extremely vulgar, and in the United States nearly obsolete.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" [ant: frail]
2: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: full-bodied, racy, rich, robust]
3: strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
4: rough and crude; "a robust tale"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin robustus oaken, strong, from robor-, robur oak, strength Date: 1533 1. a. having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health b. having or showing vigor, strength, or firmness <a robust debate> <a robust faith> c. strongly formed or constructed ; sturdy <a robust plastic> d. capable of performing without failure under a wide range of conditions <robust software> 2. rough, rude <stories…laden with robust, down-home imagery — Playboy> 3. requiring strength or vigor <robust work> 4. full-bodied <robust coffee>; also hearty <a robust dinner> 5. of, relating to, resembling, or being a relatively large, heavyset australopithecine (especially Australopithecus robustus and A. boisei) characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet — compare gracile 3 Synonyms: see healthy • robustly adverb • robustness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (robuster, robustest) 1 (of a person, animal, or thing) strong and sturdy, esp. in physique or construction. 2 (of exercise, discipline, etc.) vigorous, requiring strength. 3 (of intellect or mental attitude) straightforward, not given to nor confused by subtleties. 4 (of a statement, reply, etc.) bold, firm, unyielding. 5 (of wine etc.) full-bodied. Derivatives: robustly adv. robustness n. Etymology: F robuste or L robustus firm and hard f. robus, robur oak, strength

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Someone or something that is robust is very strong or healthy. More women than men go to the doctor. Perhaps men are more robust or worry less?... ADJ • robustly He became robustly healthy. ADV • robustness ...the robustness of diesel engines. N-UNCOUNT 2. Robust views or opinions are strongly held and forcefully expressed. A British Foreign Office minister has made a robust defence of the agreement... ADJ: usu ADJ n • robustly In the decisions we have to make about Europe, we have to defend our position very robustly indeed. ADV • robustness ...a prominent industrialist renowned for the robustness of his right-wing views. N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Strong, athletic, brawny, stout, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, hale, hearty, hardy, lusty, sturdy, firm, sound, vigorous, powerful, forceful, able-bodied, iron. 2. Sound, vigorous. 3. Violent, rough, rude, boisterous.

Moby Thesaurus

able-bodied, active, acute, aggressive, animated, athletic, beefy, booming, bouncing, brawny, brisk, doughty, dynamic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, fit, flavorful, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, fruity, full of pep, full-blooded, full-bodied, full-strength, go-go, gutsy, gutty, hale, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, healthy, hearty, hefty, husky, impetuous, incisive, intense, iron-hard, keen, kinetic, lively, living, lusty, mettlesome, mighty, muscular, nervy, nutty, obstinate, peppy, potent, powerful, prospering, prosperous, puissant, pungent, red-blooded, rich, roaring, robustious, robustuous, rude, rugged, sapid, sinewy, smacking, snappy, sound, spanking, spirited, stalwart, staunch, steely, stout, strapping, strenuous, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, thrifty, thriving, tough, trenchant, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, well-knit, zestful, zesty, zip, zippy