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strength
[ strengkth, strength, strenth ]
noun
- the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power.
- mental power, force, or vigor.
- moral power, firmness, or courage.
- power by reason of influence, authority, resources, numbers, etc.
- number, as of personnel or ships in a force or body:
a regiment with a strength of 3000.
- effective force, potency, or cogency, as of inducements or arguments:
the strength of his plea.
- power of resisting force, strain, wear, etc.
- vigor of action, language, feeling, etc.
- the effective or essential properties characteristic of a beverage, chemical, or the like:
The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.
Synonyms:
- a particular proportion or concentration of these properties; intensity, as of light, color, sound, flavor, or odor:
coffee of normal strength.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a positive or valuable attribute or quality:
I was asked to list my strengths and weaknesses.
- something or someone that gives one strength or is a source of power or encouragement; sustenance:
The Bible was her strength and joy.
- power to rise or remain firm in prices:
Stocks continued to show strength.
The pound declined in strength.
strength
/ ٰɛŋθ /
noun
- the state or quality of being physically or mentally strong
- the ability to withstand or exert great force, stress, or pressure
- something that is regarded as being beneficial or a source of power
their chief strength is technology
- potency, as of a drink, drug, etc
- power to convince; cogency
the strength of an argument
- degree of intensity or concentration of colour, light, sound, flavour, etc
- the full or part of the full complement as specified
at full strength
below strength
- finance firmness of or a rising tendency in prices, esp security prices
- archaic.a stronghold or fortress
- informal.the general idea, the main purpose
to get the strength of something
- from strength to strengthwith ever-increasing success
- in strengthin large numbers
- on the strength ofon the basis of or relying upon
Other Word Forms
- self-strength noun
- ··ٰԲٳ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of strength1
Idioms and Phrases
- on the strength of, on the basis of; relying on:
He was accepted by the college on the strength of ardent personal recommendations.
More idioms and phrases containing strength
see brute force (strength) ; on the strength of ; tower of strength .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
USC strength and conditioning coach Bennie Wylie is set to turn around USC’s culture which lacks toughness through his life lessons and football journey.
Like most of your characters, he exudes strength through restraint.
"They are built as a team with collective strength - you can see that from the way they attack and defend," he said.
“He clearly gets his best marks on immigration, but even there, he’s undermining his strengths by what appears to be ignoring clear court orders,” Ayres added.
Liverpool's past mantra is add from a position of strength – and you do not get much stronger than the status of Premier League champions.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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