Rugged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌɡᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌɡɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌɡɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌɡᵻd/.

Examples

with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture
furrowed fields
his furrowed face lit by a warming smile

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furrowed tough broken

Antonyms

delicate unfurrowed

Parts of Speech

adjective	sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring “with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture”
adjective	having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface “furrowed fields”
adjective	topographically very uneven “broken terrain”
adjective	very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution “a rugged competitive examination”

Word Forms

ruggedness	noun	the property of being big and strong
toughness	noun	impressive difficulty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

robust

robust und stark in der Konstitution oder Konstruktion; ausdauernd

🇫🇷French

robuste

robuste et solide en constitution ou en construction ; durable

🇪🇸Spanish

escabroso

robusto y fuerte en constitución o construcción; duradero

🇮🇹Italian

robusto

robusto e forte nella costituzione o nella costruzione; duraturo

🇳🇱Dutch

robuust

stevig en sterk qua constitutie of constructie; duurzaam

🇵🇹Portuguese

áspero

robusto e forte em constituição ou construção; duradouro

🇷🇺Russian

прочный

крепкий и сильный по конституции и телосложению; прочный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊबड़-खाबड़

गठन या निर्माण में मजबूत और मजबूत; टिके रहते हुए

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্রমসাধ্য

সংবিধান বা নির্মাণে বলিষ্ঠ এবং শক্তিশালী; স্থায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனமான

அரசியலமைப்பு அல்லது கட்டுமானத்தில் உறுதியான மற்றும் வலுவான; தாங்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినమైన

రాజ్యాంగం లేదా నిర్మాణంలో దృఢమైన మరియు బలమైన; సహించేది

🇮🇳Marathi

खडबडीत

संविधान किंवा बांधकाम मध्ये मजबूत आणि मजबूत; टिकाऊ

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોર

બંધારણ અથવા બાંધકામમાં મજબૂત અને મજબૂત; ટકાઉ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟಾದ

ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಟ್ಟಿಮುಟ್ಟಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಬಲವಾದ; ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുക്കൻ

ഭരണഘടനയിലോ നിർമ്മാണത്തിലോ ഉറച്ചതും ശക്തവുമാണ്; സഹിച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤ

ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਉਸਾਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਅਤੇ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ; ਸਥਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناہموار

مضبوط اور آئین یا تعمیر میں مضبوط؛ پائیدار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

崎岖

构造或结构坚固；持久

🇯🇵Japanese

頑丈な

構造や構造が丈夫で強い。耐える

🇰🇷Korean

엄격한

튼튼하고 체질이나 구조가 강하다. 참을 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gồ ghề

vững chắc và mạnh mẽ về thể chất hoặc xây dựng; bền bỉ

🇹🇭Thai

ขรุขระ

แข็งแรงและแข็งแรงตามรัฐธรรมนูญหรือการก่อสร้าง ที่ยั่งยืน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

kokoh dan kuat secara konstitusi atau konstruksi; abadi

🇵🇭Filipino

masungit

matibay at matibay sa konstitusyon o konstruksyon; nagtitiis

🇲🇾Malay

lasak

kukuh dan kukuh dalam perlembagaan atau pembinaan; berkekalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وعرة

قوي وقوي في البنية أو البناء؛ دائم

🇮🇷Persian

ناهموار

مستحکم و مستحکم در ساختار یا ساخت؛ ماندگار

🇹🇷Turkish

sağlam

yapı veya yapı bakımından sağlam ve güçlü; dayanıklı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְחוּספָּס

חסון וחזק במבנה או בבנייה; סוֹבֵל

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