robust

/roʊˈbʌst/

/rəʊˈbʌst/

Other forms: robuster

Use robust to describe a person or thing that is healthy and strong, or strongly built. This adjective also commonly describes food or drink: a robust wine has a rich, strong flavor.

If your school has a robust sports program, it means they offer lots of different kinds of sports and that a lot of kids participate. If you have a robust speaking voice, it means you have a voice that's deep and loud and strong. Robust is from Latin robustus "of oak, hard, strong," from robur "oak tree, strength."

Definitions of robust

1. adjective

   sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
   “a robust body”

   “a robust perennial”

   synonyms:

   rugged

   sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

   healthy

   having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

   beefy, buirdly, burly, husky, strapping

   muscular and heavily built

   big-boned

   having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh

   big-chested, chesty

   marked by a large or well-developed chest

   big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered

   having broad shoulders

   cast-iron, iron

   extremely robust

   hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy

   having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

   hardy

   able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions

   half-hardy

   (of plants) requiring protection from frost

   heavy-armed

   having massive arms

   square-built

   broad and solidly built

   vigorous

   strong and active physically or mentally

   strong

   having strength or power greater than average or expected

   antonyms:

   frail

   physically weak

   delicate

   exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

   debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly

   lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

   light-boned

   having a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh

   weak

   wanting in physical strength
2. adjective

   strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
   “the experiment yielded robust results”

   “a robust faith”

   synonyms:

   strong

   having strength or power greater than average or expected
3. adjective

   marked by richness and fullness of flavor
   “a robust claret”

   “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”

   synonyms: full-bodied, racy, rich

   tasty

   pleasing to the sense of taste
4. adjective

   rough and crude
   “a robust tale”

   synonyms:

   unrefined

   (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth