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Dictionary Entries (10 more entries. View all »)
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strength 
Audio Help [strengkth, strength, strenth] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [strengkth, strength, strenth] Pronunciation Key –noun
—Idiom
| 1. | the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor. |
| 2. | mental power, force, or vigor. |
| 3. | moral power, firmness, or courage. |
| 4. | power by reason of influence, authority, resources, numbers, etc. |
| 5. | number, as of personnel or ships in a force or body: a regiment with a strength of 3000. |
| 6. | effective force, potency, or cogency, as of inducements or arguments: the strength of his plea. |
| 7. | power of resisting force, strain, wear, etc. |
| 8. | vigor of action, language, feeling, etc. |
| 9. | the effective or essential properties characteristic of a beverage, chemical, or the like: The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine. |
| 10. | a particular proportion or concentration of these properties; intensity, as of light, color, sound, flavor, or odor: coffee of normal strength. |
| 11. | something or someone that gives one strength or is a source of power or encouragement; sustenance: The Bible was her strength and joy. |
| 12. | power to rise or remain firm in prices: Stocks continued to show strength. The pound declined in strength. |
| 13. | on the strength of, on the basis of; relying on: He was accepted by the college on the strength of ardent personal recommendations. |
—Synonyms 4. Strength, power, force, might suggest capacity to do something. Strength is inherent capacity to manifest energy, to endure, and to resist. Power is capacity to do work and to act. Force is the exercise of power: One has the power to do something. He exerts force when he does it. He has sufficient strength to complete it. Might is power or strength in a great or overwhelming degree: the might of an army. 9. potency. 10. brightness, loudness, vividness, pungency.
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Thesaurus Entries (5 more entries. View all »)
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| Main Entry: | strength | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Synonyms: | adamantine, bracing, brawny, castellated, cogent, corroborative, emphatic, ensconced, fortified, Herculean, invincible, potent, puissant, resurgent, roborant, robustious, stalwart, strengthening, strong, vigorous | |
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| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | strength | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | The state or quality of being physically strong. | |
| Synonyms: | brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, thew | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | strength | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Synonyms: | advantage, asset, backbone, beef, brawn, capacity, chastenment, clout, concentration, durability, endurance, energy, firmness, force, forte, fortitude, influence, intensity, kick, lustihood, might, muscle, permanency, physique, potency, power, reinforcement, robustness, sinew, spirit, spunk, stability, stamina, sthenia, stoutness, strenuosity, sturdiness, substance, thew, thews, toughness, valor, vehemence, vigor, virility, vitality, will | |
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materials, strength of: see strength of materials.
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