'Strength' definitions:
Definition of 'strength'
(from WordNet)
noun
The property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" [ant: weakness]
noun
Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" [syn: military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture]
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" [syn: force, forcefulness, strength]
noun
An asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength] [ant: weak point]
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" [syn: persuasiveness, strength] [ant: unpersuasiveness]
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" [syn: intensity, strength, intensity level]
noun
Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: potency, effectiveness, strength]
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The condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks" [ant: weakness]
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Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength]
Definition of 'Strength'
From: GCIDE
- Strength \Strength\, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, 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. [1913 Webster]
- All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's strength will laugh a siege to scorn." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- God is our refuge and strength. --Ps. xlvi. 1. [1913 Webster]
- What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are providing shall be one of our principal strengths. --Sprat. [1913 Webster]
- Certainly there is not a greater strength against temptation. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 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? [1913 Webster]
- 7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work. [1913 Webster]
- And praise the easy vigor of a life Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Intensity; -- said of light or color. [1913 Webster]
- Bright Phoebus in his strength. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- On the strength of, 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness; brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support; spirit; validity; authority. See Force. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Strength'
From: GCIDE
- Strength \Strength\, v. t. To strengthen. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'strength'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- amount,
- amperage,
- ampleness,
- amplitude,
- aptitude,
- arm,
- armipotence,
- asset,
- authoritativeness,
- authority,
- backbone,
- beef,
- bite,
- bitingness,
- black power,
- body,
- boundlessness,
- brawn,
- brawniness,
- brute force,
- bulk,
- burden,
- charge,
- charisma,
- clout,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- cohesiveness,
- compulsion,
- concentration,
- concreteness,
- core,
- cuttingness,
- demonic energy,
- density,
- determination,
- dint,
- drive,
- durability,
- duress,
- dynamism,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- endurance,
- energy,
- enormity,
- enormousness,
- ergal,
- expanse,
- extent,
- firmness,
- fixity of purpose,
- flower power,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- formidableness,
- fortitude,
- full blast,
- full force,
- fullness,
- gameness,
- gaminess,
- gift,
- gigantism,
- gist,
- grandeur,
- grandness,
- great scope,
- greatness,
- grit,
- guts,
- gutsiness,
- haleness,
- hardiness,
- hardness,
- healthiness,
- heartiness,
- high flavor,
- highness,
- hugeness,
- immensity,
- impressiveness,
- incisiveness,
- infinity,
- influence,
- infrangibility,
- intensity,
- intestinal fortitude,
- intrepidity,
- iron will,
- kinetic energy,
- largeness,
- lastingness,
- leatherlikeness,
- longevity,
- lustiness,
- magisterialness,
- magnitude,
- main force,
- main strength,
- mana,
- mass,
- materiality,
- matter,
- measure,
- measurement,
- meat,
- might,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- moral courage,
- moral fiber,
- mordancy,
- moxie,
- muchness,
- muscle,
- muscle power,
- nerve,
- nervosity,
- nervousness,
- numbers,
- palpability,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- pertinacity,
- pith,
- pizzazz,
- plenitude,
- pluck,
- poignancy,
- ponderability,
- poop,
- potence,
- potency,
- potential energy,
- potentiality,
- power,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- powerfulness,
- prepotency,
- prodigiousness,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- puissance,
- pull,
- punch,
- purport,
- push,
- quantity,
- quantum,
- rankness,
- reliability,
- resistance,
- resoluteness,
- resolution,
- robustness,
- ropiness,
- ruggedness,
- security,
- sense,
- sinew,
- sinewiness,
- solidity,
- soundness,
- spunk,
- stability,
- stableness,
- stamina,
- steadiness,
- steam,
- stiffness,
- stoutness,
- strength of mind,
- strength of purpose,
- strenuousness,
- stringiness,
- strong arm,
- strong language,
- strong point,
- strongness,
- stubbornness,
- stupendousness,
- sturdiness,
- substance,
- substantiality,
- substantialness,
- sum,
- sum and substance,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- talent,
- tangibility,
- tenaciousness,
- tenacity,
- toughness,
- tremendousness,
- trenchancy,
- unbreakability,
- unbreakableness,
- validity,
- vastness,
- vehemence,
- vigor,
- vigorousness,
- vim,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virulence,
- viscidity,
- vitality,
- wattage,
- weight,
- whole,
- will,
- will of iron,
- will power
Words containing 'Strength'
- On the strength of,
- Strengthful,
- Strengthfulness,
- Strengthing,
- By main strength,
- Lateral strength,
- Upon the strength of,
- field strength,
- military strength,
- pillar of strength,
- tensile strength,
- tower of strength,
- field strength unit,
- full-strength,
- industrial-strength,
- magnetic field strength,
- high-strength brass