strength
noun
1. the property of being physically or mentally strong
- fatigue sapped his strength
Definition categories: attribute, property
2. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
- we faced an army of great strength
Similar word(s): posture
Definition categories: attribute, capability, capableness
3. physical energy or intensity
- it was destroyed by the strength of the gale
Similar word(s): force, forcefulness
Definition categories: attribute, intensity, intensiveness
4. an asset of special worth or utility
Similar word(s): forte, metier, speciality, specialty
Definition categories: attribute, asset, plus
5. 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
Similar word(s): persuasiveness
Definition categories: attribute, power, powerfulness
6. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
- they measured the station's signal strength
Similar word(s): intensity
Definition categories: attribute, magnitude
7. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
- the strength of the drinks
Similar word(s): effectiveness, potency
Definition categories: attribute, power, powerfulness
8. the condition of financial success
- the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks
Definition categories: state, prosperity, successfulness
9. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Similar word(s): durability, enduringness, lastingness
Definition categories: attribute, permanence, permanency
Sentences with strength as a noun:
- It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.
- He had the strength of ten men.
- We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.
verb
1. (obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen. [12th-17th c.]