stronger
English
Etymology
From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stɹɒŋɡə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /stɹɔŋɡɚ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə(ɹ)
Adjective
stronger
- comparative form of strong: more strong
- 1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 558:
- As a result, New Zealand locomotive design is a curious blend of English and American practice; certainly the American influence has always been much stronger than in Australia.
- (logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
- Better.
- Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.
Antonyms
Middle English
Noun
stronger
- alternative form of straunger