ferrous

[fer-uhs] / ˈfɛr əs /

ADJECTIVE

iron

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rigid steely

STRONG

adamant firm heavy immovable steel thick unbending

WEAK

adamantine cruel dense ferric implacable indomitable inexorable insensible obdurate relentless robust strong stubborn unyielding

Antonyms

STRONG

flexible loose moving pliant slight soft supple yielding

WEAK

weak

Example Sentences

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Such materials are called ferromagnetic, after the Latin word for iron, ferrum.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015