"stronger" meaning in All languages combined

See stronger on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /stɹɒŋɡə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stɹɔŋɡɚ/ [General-American], /ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-stronger.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strongere}} Middle English strongere, {{inh|en|ang|strongra}} Old English strongra, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*strangizô||*stronger}} Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*strangaz||strong}} Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), {{suffix|en|strong|er}} strong + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} stronger
  1. comparative form of strong: more strong Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: strong (extra: more strong)
    Sense id: en-stronger-en-adj-iQI-AG6U
  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. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-stronger-en-adj-9S6wqG7m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 84 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 3 67 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 79 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 87 12 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  3. Better.
    Sense id: en-stronger-en-adj-UyBwgUrJ

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} stronger
  1. Alternative form of straunger Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: straunger
    Sense id: en-stronger-enm-noun-hx9PrpmZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "weaker"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "strongere"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English strongere",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "strongra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English strongra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*strangizô",
        "4": "",
        "5": "*stronger"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*strangaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "strong"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "strong",
        "3": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "strong + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "comparative adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "stronger",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 558:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "more strong",
          "word": "strong"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative form of strong: more strong"
      ],
      "id": "en-stronger-en-adj-iQI-AG6U",
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Logic",
          "orig": "en:Logic",
          "parents": [
            "Formal sciences",
            "Philosophy",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 84 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 67 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -er",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 79 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 87 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former."
      ],
      "id": "en-stronger-en-adj-9S6wqG7m",
      "links": [
        [
          "logic",
          "logic"
        ],
        [
          "proposition",
          "proposition"
        ],
        [
          "entails",
          "entails"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "logic",
        "mathematics",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Better."
      ],
      "id": "en-stronger-en-adj-UyBwgUrJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "Better",
          "better"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stɹɒŋɡə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stɹɔŋɡɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stronger.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/En-us-stronger.ogg/En-us-stronger.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/En-us-stronger.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒŋɡə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stronger"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "stronger",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "straunger"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of straunger"
      ],
      "id": "en-stronger-enm-noun-hx9PrpmZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "straunger",
          "straunger#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stronger"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "weaker"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English comparative adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms suffixed with -er",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒŋɡə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒŋɡə(ɹ)/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "strongere"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English strongere",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "strongra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English strongra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*strangizô",
        "4": "",
        "5": "*stronger"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*strangaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "strong"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "strong",
        "3": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "strong + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "comparative adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "stronger",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English comparative adjectives",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 558:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "more strong",
          "word": "strong"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative form of strong: more strong"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Logic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "logic",
          "logic"
        ],
        [
          "proposition",
          "proposition"
        ],
        [
          "entails",
          "entails"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "logic",
        "mathematics",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Better."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Better",
          "better"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stɹɒŋɡə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stɹɔŋɡɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stronger.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/En-us-stronger.ogg/En-us-stronger.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/En-us-stronger.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒŋɡə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stronger"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "stronger",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "straunger"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of straunger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "straunger",
          "straunger#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stronger"
}

Download raw JSONL data for stronger meaning in All languages combined (4.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (f2d86ce and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.