Synonyms: strong, vigorous, forceful, tough, stallwart, skookum
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈpaʊ̯əfl/, /ˈpaʊ̯əfʊl/ |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑓𐑫𐑤 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐹𐐵𐐯𐑉𐑁𐐳𐑊 |
| Positive | powerful |
|---|---|
| Comparative | more powerful |
| Superlative | most powerful |
| Afrikaans | sterk; kragtig |
|---|---|
| Albanian | fuqishëm |
| Catalan | fort |
| Czech | odolný; pevný; silný; silně |
| Danish | stærk |
| Dutch | krachtig; sterk; krachtdadig |
| English (Old English) | strong; swiþ |
| Esperanto | forta |
| Faeroese | sterkur |
| Finnish | voimakas |
| French | fort; puissant |
| German | stark |
| Greek | ακμαίος |
| Hungarian | erős |
| Icelandic | máttagur; sterkur |
| Italian | forte |
| Jamaican Patois | chrang |
| Latin | fortis; robustus |
| Low German | stark; kraftig |
| Malay | kuat |
| Norwegian | sterk |
| Papiamento | duru; fuerte; sterki |
| Polish | mocny; silny |
| Portuguese | forte |
| Romanian | tare |
| Russian | сильный |
| Saterland Frisian | kräftich; strääwich; mons; baldoarich |
| Scots | strang |
| Scottish Gaelic | làidir |
| Spanish | fuerte |
| Sranan | krakti; tranga |
| Swahili | imara |
| Swedish | kraftfull; kraftig; stark |
| Thai | แรง |
| Welsh | cryf |
| West Frisian | krêftich; sterk |