How do you pronounce robust?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈbʌst/.

robust

/ɹoʊˈbʌst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: ro-bust
IPA: /ɹoʊˈbʌst/

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Meaning

adj

Able to withstand adverse conditions.

adj

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

adj

Requiring strength or vigor.

adj

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

adj

Rough; rude.

adj

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

adj

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

adj

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

Example Sentences

"He was a robust man of six feet four."
"robust health"
"A robust wall was put up."
"She was stronger, larger, more robust physically than he had hitherto conceived."
"robust employment"
"robust findings"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin rōbus Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin rōbustuslbor. English robust Learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹoʊˈbʌst/
British English: /ɹəʊˈbʌst/

Inflected Forms

more robust (comparative) robuster (comparative, uncommon) most robust (superlative) robustest (superlative, uncommon)

Derived Forms

nonrobust RAMBO robustful robustic robustify robustious robustity robustize robustly robustness unrobust

Phrases

bias-robust heterokurtosis-robust heteroscedasticity-robust robust association of massive baryonic objects robust australopithecine robust blacksmelt robust capuchin monkey robust Christianity

Frequently Paired Words

corroborate corroboration roborant roborate roboration roborative roborean roboreous

Synonyms

sturdy full-bodied racy rich

Antonyms

fragile

Rhymes With

just must trust discussed dust adjust bust thrust rust lust crust disgust