Sturdy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

not making concessions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɜːdi/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɜːdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɜːdi/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɜːdi/.

Examples

hardy explorers of northern Canada
proud of her tall stalwart son
stout seamen

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncompromising stalwart hardy tough inflexible stout

Antonyms

compromising

Parts of Speech

adjective	having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships “hardy explorers of northern Canada”
adjective	not making concessions “took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks”
adjective	substantially made or constructed “sturdy steel shelves”

Word Forms

hardiness	noun	the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
stoutness	noun	the property of being strong and resolute
sturdiness	noun	the state of being vigorous and robust
inflexibility	noun	the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

robust

robuste körperliche Stärke haben; an Müdigkeit und Strapazen gewöhnt

🇫🇷French

robuste

avoir une force physique robuste; habitué à la fatigue ou aux épreuves

🇪🇸Spanish

robusto

tener una fuerza física robusta; acostumbrado a la fatiga o las dificultades

🇮🇹Italian

robusto

avere una forza fisica robusta; abituato alla fatica o alle difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

robuust

met robuuste fysieke kracht; gewend aan vermoeidheid of ontberingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

resistente

ter força física robusta; habituado à fadiga ou dificuldades

🇷🇺Russian

крепкий

обладание огромной физической силой; привыкший к усталости или трудностям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तगड़ा

कठोर शारीरिक शक्ति होना; थकान या कठिनाइयों से ग्रस्त

🇧🇩Bengali

বলিষ্ঠ

কঠোর শারীরিক শক্তি থাকা; ক্লান্তি বা কষ্টের শিকার

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியான

கரடுமுரடான உடல் வலிமை கொண்டது; சோர்வு அல்லது கஷ்டங்களுக்கு ஆளாகியது

🇮🇳Telugu

దృఢమైన

కఠినమైన శారీరక బలాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం; అలసట లేదా కష్టాలకు లోనయ్యారు

🇮🇳Marathi

बळकट

खडबडीत शारीरिक शक्ती असणे; थकवा किंवा त्रास सहन करावा लागतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજબૂત

કઠોર શારીરિક શક્તિ ધરાવે છે; થાક અથવા મુશ્કેલીઓનો ભોગ બનેલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಟ್ಟಿಮುಟ್ಟಾದ

ಒರಟಾದ ದೈಹಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; ಆಯಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಕಷ್ಟಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പുള്ള

പരുക്കൻ ശാരീരിക ശക്തി ഉള്ളത്; ക്ഷീണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਤਾਕਤ ਹੋਣਾ; ਥਕਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مضبوط

ناہموار جسمانی طاقت ہونا؛ تھکاوٹ یا مشکلات کا شکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结实的

具有强健的体力；耐劳或吃苦

🇯🇵Japanese

頑丈

頑丈な体力を持っている。疲労や困難に耐えている

🇰🇷Korean

튼튼한

견고한 체력을 가지고 있습니다. 피로나 고난에 익숙해져 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vững chắc

có thể lực dẻo dai; phải chịu đựng sự mệt mỏi hoặc khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

แข็งแรง

มีกำลังกายที่แข็งแกร่ง ประสบกับความเหนื่อยล้าหรือความยากลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kokoh

memiliki kekuatan fisik yang kuat; terbiasa dengan kelelahan atau kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

matibay

pagkakaroon ng masungit na pisikal na lakas; nadala sa pagod o kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

kukuh

mempunyai kekuatan fizikal yang lasak; terbiasa dengan keletihan atau kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قوي

وجود قوة بدنية وعرة. معتاد على التعب أو المشقة

🇮🇷Persian

محکم

داشتن قدرت بدنی ناهموار؛ دچار خستگی یا سختی شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sağlam

sağlam fiziksel güce sahip olmak; yorgunluğa veya zorluklara alışmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָסוֹן

בעל כוח פיזי מחוספס; נפגעים מעייפות או קשיים

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