{
    "term": "robust",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "strong and healthy",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was almost 90, but still very robust."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seems to be in robust (good) health."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health and Fitness"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "strong; able to survive being used a lot and not likely to break",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a robust piece of equipment"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "strong and not likely to fail or become weak",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "robust economic growth"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "strong and determined; showing that you are sure about what you are doing or saying",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company is taking a more robust approach to management."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "vigorous",
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊˈbʌst/",
                "audio": "ro/robust/robust__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊˈbʌst/",
                "audio": "ro/robust/robust__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin robustus ‘firm and hard’, from robus, earlier form of robur ‘oak, strength’."
}