Having more physical power or force; more potent or more intense than something else.
From Old English 'strang,' related to German 'streng,' originally meaning 'taut' or 'tight,' evolving to mean powerful around 1000 AD.
The word 'strong' started meaning 'tight' or 'taut,' which makes sense—a tight rope is powerful and reliable, so the metaphor extended to describe anything powerful or reliable.
Physical strength has been historically coded as masculine virtue; women's equal or superior strength in many domains was systematically erased from scientific and social narratives.
Use 'stronger' factually—strength varies by individual and context, not gender. Specify: stronger at what, by which measures.
["more capable","more resilient","higher capacity"]
Women's contributions to physical labor, endurance sports, and strength-dependent fields were historically minimized; modern data shows sex differences are smaller than stereotypes suggest.
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