strongest

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having strength or power greater than average or expected
  2. adjective not faint or feeble
  3. adjective having or wielding force or authority

Etymology

From Middle English strongeste, strengeste (“stronger”), from Old English strongesta, strengesta (“strongest”), from Proto-Germanic *strangistô (“*stronger”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”). More at strong.

Synonyms

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