strength
/'streɳθ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality or state of being physically strong: The capacity of a person or object to withstand force, pressure, or stress.
- The emotional or mental power to endure adversity: Resilience or fortitude of character.
- The potency, intensity, or effectiveness of something: The degree of concentration, power, or influence possessed by a substance, argument, signal, or feeling.
- A good or beneficial quality or attribute: A source of power, advantage, or support.
- The number of people comprising a group, team, or organization: The full complement of personnel.
Examples of Usage
- Physical Power:
- He lifted the heavy box with ease, demonstrating his great strength.
- The bridge was tested for its structural strength.
- Mental/Emotional Resilience:
- She showed incredible strength in dealing with the loss.
- Potency or Intensity:
- The strength of the coffee was too much for me.
- The strength of her conviction persuaded everyone.
- Beneficial Attribute:
- Patience is one of her greatest strengths.
- Number of People:
- The police force was present in full strength.
Advanced Usage
- "On the strength of (something)": Based on the authority, evidence, or encouragement provided by something.
- He was hired on the strength of his excellent portfolio.
- "To go from strength to strength": To become increasingly successful or powerful.
- Since its launch, the company has gone from strength to strength.
- "A tower of strength": A person who provides strong, reliable support, especially in times of trouble.
- My sister was a tower of strength when I was ill.
Variants and Related Words
- Strengthen (verb): To make or become stronger.
- Exercises to strengthen your core muscles.
- Strong (adjective): Having the power to move heavy weights or perform physically demanding tasks; powerful.
- He is very strong.
- Strengthful (adjective, less common): Full of strength.
Synonyms
- Power: The ability to do something or act in a particular way.
- Force: Physical power or strength.
- Potency: The power of something to influence or make an impression.
- Fortitude: Courage in pain or adversity.
- Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
Related Phrases
- Measure one's strength against someone: To compete with someone to see who is stronger.
- He was eager to measure his strength against the champion.
- In strength: In large numbers.
- Protesters arrived in strength.
Related Idioms
- A chain is no stronger than its weakest link: A group or system is only as strong or successful as its weakest member.
- We must train everyone well; a chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
- Strength in numbers: The idea that being part of a large group makes one safer or more powerful.
- The small birds flock together for strength in numbers.
Noun
- permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- they advertised the durability of their products
- the condition of financial success
- the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks
- capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
- the toxin's potency
- the strength of the drinks
- 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
- 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
- an asset of special worth or utility
- cooking is his forte
- 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
- 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
- the property of being physically or mentally strong
- fatigue sapped his strength