STRENGTH

strength

(noun) the property of being physically or mentally strong; “fatigue sapped his strength”

potency, effectiveness, strength

(noun) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; “the toxin’s potency”; “the strength of the drinks”

force, forcefulness, strength

(noun) physical energy or intensity; “he hit with all the force he could muster”; “it was destroyed by the strength of the gale”; “a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man”

lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength

(noun) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; “they advertised the durability of their products”

intensity, strength, intensity level

(noun) the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); “he adjusted the intensity of the sound”; “they measured the station’s signal strength”

forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength

(noun) an asset of special worth or utility; “cooking is his forte”

persuasiveness, strength

(noun) the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; “the strength of his argument settled the matter”

strength

(noun) the condition of financial success; “the strength of the company’s stock in recent weeks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

strength (countable and uncountable, plural strengths)

The quality or degree of being strong.

Antonym: weakness

The intensity of a force or power; potency.

The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.

A positive attribute.

Antonym: weakness

(obsolete) An armed force, a body of troops.

(obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.

Synonyms

• ability

• capability

• expertise

• fortitude

• main

• potency

• power

Verb

strength (third-person singular simple present strengths, present participle strengthing, simple past and past participle strengthed)

(obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen. [12th-17th c.]

Synonyms

• See also strengthen

Source: Wiktionary

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Strength, n. Etym: [OE. strengthe, AS. streng, fr. strang strong. See Strong.]

1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment. All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were. Chaucer. Thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. Milton.

2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like. "The brittle strength of bones." Milton.

3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's strength will laugh a siege to scorn." Shak.

4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.

5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security. God is our refuge and strength. Ps. xlvi. 1. What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are providing shall be one of our principal strengths. Sprat. Certainly there is not a greater strength against temptation. Jer. Taylor.

6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea

7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work. And praise the easy vigor of a life Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. Pope.

8. Intensity; -- said of light or color. Bright Phoebus in his strength. Shak.

9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.

10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] Shak. On, or Upon, the strength of, in reliance upon. "The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt, upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for the ensuing campaign." Addison.

Syn.

– Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness; brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support; spirit; validity; authority. See Force.

Strength, v. t.

Definition: To strengthen. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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