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/
  • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə(ɹ)

Adjective

stronger

  1. 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.
  2. (logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
  3. Better.
    Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.

Antonyms

Middle English

Noun

stronger

  1. alternative form of straunger