1. Costaud. Fort comme un roc.
2. Solide. Colle forte.
3. Capable. Fort en maths.
4. Gros. Femme un peu forte.
5. Nauséabond. Odeur forte.
ETYM Latin formidabilis, from formidare to fear, dread: cf. French formidable.
1. Extremely impressive in strength or excellence.
2. Inspiring fear; SYN. redoubtable, unnerving.
ETYM Latin potens, -entis, p. pr. of posse to be able, to have power, from potis able, capable (akin to Skr. pati master, lord) + esse to be. Related to Host a landlord, Am, Despot, Podesta, Possible, Power, Puissant.
1. Having or wielding force or authority; SYN. strong.
2. Having a strong physiological or chemical effect; SYN. strong.
3. (Of a male) Able to copulate; SYN. virile.
1. Having great power or force or potency or effect
2. Leading to many or important deductions
ETYM Latin robustus oaken, hard, strong, from robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. French robuste.
1. Physically strong.
2. Rough and crude.
3. Strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge.
ETYM Old Eng. stalworth, as. staelwyrth serviceable, probably originally, good at stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards extended to other causes of estimation. Related to Steal, Worth.
1. Dependable; SYN. stout.
2. Used especially of persons; SYN. stouthearted.
1. Having strength or power greater than average or expected; SYN. powerful, firm, potent.
2. Not faint or feeble; SYN. powerful, overwhelming, potent.
3. (Grammar) Of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
4. Freshly made or left; SYN. warm.
Forteresse.
ETYM French, from fort strong, Latin fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to Eng. firm Cf. Forte, Force, Fortalice, Comfort, Effort.
A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification.
ETYM French estacade stockade, boom (confused in French with estocade.
A fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense.
1. Beaucoup.
2. Très. C'est fort amusant.
3. Dur. Il cogne fort.