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 Definitions of Strength  [ɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ]  

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Definition of 'Strength' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) strength
the quality or state of being strong; physical power; vigor.

2.  strength
intellectual or moral force.

3.  strength
power by reason of influence, authority, or resources.

4.  strength
the full force in numbers of an organization or body.

5.  strength
effective force or cogency:
the strength of his plea.

6.  strength
power of resistance.

7.  strength
vigor of action, language, feeling, etc.

8.  strength
degree of concentration; intensity, as of light, color, sound, flavor, or odor.

9.  strength
a strong or valuable attribute:
He was asked to list his strengths and weaknesses.

10.  strength
a source of power or encouragement; sustenance:
The Bible was her strength and joy.


Definition of 'Strength' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) strength
the property of being physically or mentally strong
"fatigue sapped his strength"

2. (noun) military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture
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"

3. (noun) force, forcefulness, strength
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"

4. (noun) forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength
an asset of special worth or utility
"cooking is his forte"

5. (noun) persuasiveness, strength
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"

6. (noun) intensity, strength, intensity level
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"

7. (noun) potency, effectiveness, strength
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
"the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"

8. (noun) strength
the condition of financial success
"the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"

9. (noun) lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength
permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
"they advertised the durability of their products"


Definition of 'Strength' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) strength
physical power
the strength of his arms; After days of walking, he had very little strength left.

2.  strength
the ability of sth to support sth or withstand pressure without breaking
the strength of the bridge pilings

3.  strength
weakness
Her ability to inspire employees is one of her strengths.; Try to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your plan.

4.  strength
courage and determination
The strength shown by people in the community after the disaster.; her strength of character

5.  strength
the ability to influence people or events; = power
the country's economic/military strength; the strength of public feeling against the war

6.  strength
the power of a natural force
the incredible strength of the earthquake/tornado/winds etc.

7.  strength
how much flavor or other substance is in a food
the strength of the coffee; liquors of different strengths

8.  strength
the value of currency compared to others
the strength of the Euro


Definition of 'Strength' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Strength
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

2. (noun) Strength
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

3. (noun) Strength
power of resisting attacks; impregnability

4. (noun) Strength
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

5. (noun) Strength
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

6. (noun) Strength
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?

7. (noun) Strength
vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work

8. (noun) Strength
intensity; -- said of light or color

9. (noun) Strength
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

10. (noun) Strength
a strong place; a stronghold

11. (verb) Strength
to strengthen


Translation of 'Strength' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the quality of being strong
He got his strength back slowly after his illness; I hadn't the strength to resist him.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: krag Arabic flag Arabic: قُوَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: сила
Brazilian flag Brazilian: força Czech flag Czech: síla German flag German: die Kraft
Danish flag Danish: styrke; kræfter Greek flag Greek: δύναμη, σθένος Spanish flag Spanish: fuerza
Estonian flag Estonian: jõud Farsi flag Farsi: قدرت Finnish flag Finnish: voima
French flag French: force Hebrew flag Hebrew: כוֹחַ Hindi flag Hindi: शक्ति, ताकत
Croatian flag Croatian: snaga, jakost Hungarian flag Hungarian: erő Indonesian flag Indonesian: kekuatan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: styrkur Italian flag Italian: forza Japanese flag Japanese: 強さ
Korean flag Korean:  Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: galia, jėgos Latvian flag Latvian: spēks
Malay flag Malay: kekuatan Dutch flag Dutch: kracht Norwegian flag Norwegian: styrke, krefter
Polish flag Polish: siła Persian flag Persian: قدرت Pashto flag Pashto: قدرت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: força Romanian flag Romanian: forţă, putere Russian flag Russian: сила
Slovak flag Slovak: sila Slovenian flag Slovenian: moč Serbian flag Serbian: snaga
Swedish flag Swedish: styrka, kraft Thai flag Thai: พลัง; กำลัง; เรี่ยวแรง Turkish flag Turkish: güç, kuvvet, takat
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 力量 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: сила; міцність Urdu flag Urdu: قوت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sức mạnh, sức bền Chinese flag Chinese: 力量

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