robust — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Able to withstand adverse conditions.

   Sinonimi

   sturdy

   Contrari

   fragile

2. Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.

   Esempi

   He was a robust man of six feet four.

   robust health

   Altri esempi (2)

   A robust wall was put up.

   She was stronger, larger, more robust physically than he had hitherto conceived.

3. Requiring strength or vigor.

   Esempi

   robust employment

4. Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety.

   Esempi

   robust findings

   robust proof

   Altri esempi (2)

   robust explanation

   robust lesson

5. Rough; rude.

   Uso

   • euphemistic

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   As a frenetic opening continued, Cahill - whose robust approach had already prompted Jamie Carragher to register his displeasure to Atkinson - rose above the Liverpool defence to force keeper Pepe Reina into an athletic tip over the top.

6. Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.

7. Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.

8. Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.

9. Of an individual or skeletal element: strongly built; muscular; not gracile.

Aggettivo

1. sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

   Contrari

   frail

   Esempi

   a robust body

   a robust perennial

2. marked by richness and fullness of flavor

   Sinonimi

   full-bodiedracyrich

   Esempi

   a rich ruby port

   full-bodied wines

   Altri esempi (2)

   a robust claret

   the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee

3. strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity

   Esempi

   the experiment yielded robust results

   a robust faith

4. rough and crude

   Esempi

   a robust tale