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/

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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

• weaker

Middle English

Noun

stronger

1. Alternative form of straunger