strength in English dictionary

  • strength

    Meanings and definitions of "strength"

    • The quality of being strong.
    • The intensity of a force or power; potency.
    • The strongest part of something.
    • A positive attribute.
    • noun
      The quality or degree of being strong.
    • noun
      The intensity of a force or power; potency.
    • noun
      The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
    • noun
      A positive attribute.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A strong place; a stronghold.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To give strength to; to strengthen. [12th-17th c.]
    • quality of being strong
    • intensity of a force or power
    • strongest part of something
    • positive attribute
    • strength (of alcohol)
    • vigour (vigor)
    • Muscular capacity to modify the speed of an external physical object, to deform it or to oppose another force.
    • noun
      an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
    • 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"
    • noun
      capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
    • noun
      permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
    • 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"
    • 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"
    • noun
      the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
    • 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"
    • noun
      the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

    Synonyms of "strength" in English dictionary

    plus, specialty, durability are the top synonyms of "strength" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "strength" in English dictionary

    unpersuasiveness, weakness, weak point are the top antonyms of "strength" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of strength

    • strength ( plural  strengths)
    • nieodm.  nieodmienny
    • strength (countable and uncountable, plural strengths)
    • strength (third-person singular simple present strengths, present participle strengthing, simple past and past participle strengthed)
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