Strong-minded

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Mannish, lacking softness and femininity archaic

    "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 established her claim to the title, and have shown herself, mentally speaking, a perfect Samson, by shutting up her brother-in-law in a private madhouse, until he proved his complete sanity by loving her very much."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment wordnet
  2. 2
    having a determined will wordnet

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brightconceptualdetermineddiscursiveforwardideational

Example

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"Tom is a very strong-minded person."

Related phrases

strong-mindedlystrong-mindedness

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