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strongminded

strongminded is the alternative form of strong-minded.

Meaning of strong-minded

Adjective

strong-minded (comparative more strong-minded, superlative most strong-minded)

  1. Having a vigorous, independent will and views.
    • Recognising that we are strong-minded is not the same as accepting ourselves to be stubborn or obstinate.2009, Emmy van Deurzen, Everyday Mysteries: A Handbook of Existential Psychotherapy, →ISBN
  2. (archaic) Mannish, lacking softness and femininity
    • Then there was the widow of a deceased brother of Mr Martin Chuzzlewit, who being almost supernaturally disagreeable, and having a dreary face and a bony figure and a masculine voice, was, in right of these qualities, what is commonly called a strong-minded woman; and who, if she could, would have...1843, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit

Forms of strongminded

comparativemore strongminded
superlativemost strongminded

Words formed from strongminded

Questions about strongminded

What is strongminded the alternative form of?
Strongminded is the alternative form of strong-minded.

Words near strongminded in the dictionary

  1. strongly-typed
  2. strongman
  3. strongman game
  4. strongman games
  5. strongmen
  6. strongminded
  7. strongmindedly
  8. strongmindedness
  9. strongness
  10. strongpoint
  11. strongpoints

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