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 specialworth or utility "cooking is his forte"
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 chemicaleffects "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"