What is the meaning of strength?

noun

  • The property of being physically or mentally strong.
    • usage: "fatigue sapped his strength"
  • Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war.
    • usage: "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
  • Physical energy or intensity.
    • usage: "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"
  • An asset of special worth or utility.
    • usage: "cooking is his forte"
  • 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.
    • usage: "the strength of his argument settled the matter"
  • The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation. )
    • usage: "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"
  • Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects.
    • usage: "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
  • The condition of financial success.
    • usage: "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
  • Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
    • usage: "they advertised the durability of their products"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Strength. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/strength/definitions/1211371
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