robustness
/ɹəʊˈbʌstnəs/roh-BUHST-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ɹoʊˈbʌstnəs/roh-BUHST-nuhs
Meaningbeing robust
Common meaning: strength and toughness
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- roboak; strengthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1597 · scan
- ustLatin adjective ending: having
- nessnoun ending: the state of being
Journey through time
- Latinrōbur‘oak’
- Frenchrobuste
- Englishrobust‘strong and healthy’
- Englishformed in English from robustrobustness‘strength and toughness’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from robust + -ness.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ROBUST, p.513 · scan
Roots
- rōbur Latin “oak; strength”
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