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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

robustez

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁo.busˈteʃ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sturdiness/ˈstɜːr.di.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #9450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A robustez do equipamento garante sua longa vida útil."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being strongly and solidly built or made.

    "The sturdiness of the oak table ensured it could withstand decades of heavy daily use."
  2. 2

    Physical strength, robustness, or resilience against hardship or strain.

    "Mountain climbers depend on the sturdiness of their equipment to survive harsh weather."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'stourdi', borrowed from Old French 'esturdi' meaning heedless or reckless, which evolved into notions of resolute and robust physical constitution. By the late 14th century, the term shifted from behavioral stubbornness to physical strength, resilience, and durability of objects or structures.

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