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Definition of 'strength'

Noun

  1. the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
       Antonyms: weakness
  2. 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"
       Synonyms: military capability military strength military posture posture
  3. 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"
       Synonyms: force forcefulness
  4. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
       Synonyms: forte strong suit long suit metier specialty speciality strong point
       Antonyms: weak point
  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"
       Synonyms: persuasiveness
       Antonyms: unpersuasiveness
  6. 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"
       Synonyms: intensity intensity level
  7. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
       Synonyms: potency effectiveness
  8. the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
       Antonyms: weakness
  9. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
       Synonyms: lastingness durability enduringness


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