| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | strength | The property of being physically or mentally strong |
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| 2 | strength, military capability, military strength, military posture, posture | Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | |
| 3 | strength, force, forcefulness | Physical energy or intensity | |
| 4 | strength, forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point | An asset of special worth or utility | |
| 5 | strength, persuasiveness | 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 | |
| 6 | strength, intensity, intensity level | The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) | |
| 7 | strength, potency, effectiveness | Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects | |
| 8 | strength | The condition of financial success | |
| 9 | strength, lastingness, durability, enduringness | Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force |
| Sounds | streh'ngkth; streh'ngth |
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| Rhymes | length |
| length, wavelength |
| Meaning | The property of being physically or mentally strong. |
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| Examples | "fatigue sapped his strength" |
| Attributes | delicate; rugged; strong; weak |
| Narrower | good part; brawn, muscle, sinew; might, mightiness, power; vigor, vigour; robustness, hardiness, lustiness; huskiness, ruggedness, toughness; stoutness, stalwartness; sturdiness; firmness, soundness; indomitability, invincibility; endurance; invulnerability |
| Broader | property |
| Contrary | weakness |
| Meaning | Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war. |
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| Examples | "we faced an army of great strength" |
| Synonyms | military capability, military strength, military posture, posture |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Narrower | sea power; firepower |
| Broader | capability, capableness |
| Meaning | Physical energy or intensity. |
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| Examples | "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale" |
| Synonyms | force, forcefulness |
| Narrower | brunt; momentum, impulse; energy, vigor, vigour |
| Broader | intensity, intensiveness |
| Meaning | An asset of special worth or utility. |
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| Synonyms | forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point |
| Narrower | green thumb, green fingers |
| Broader | asset, plus |
| Contrary | weak point |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Examples | "the strength of his argument settled the matter" |
| Synonyms | persuasiveness |
| Narrower | convincingness |
| Broader | power, powerfulness |
| Contrary | unpersuasiveness |
| Meaning | The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation). |
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| Examples | "they measured the station's signal strength" |
| Synonyms | intensity, intensity level |
| Narrower | radio brightness; threshold level; field strength, field intensity; candlepower, light intensity; acoustic power, sound pressure level; half-intensity |
| Broader | magnitude |
| Meaning | Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects. |
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| Examples | "the strength of the drinks" |
| Synonyms | potency, effectiveness |
| Attributes | potent, strong; impotent |
| Broader | power, powerfulness |
| Meaning | The condition of financial success. |
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| Examples | "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks" |
| Broader | prosperity, successfulness |
| Contrary | weakness |
| Meaning | Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force. |
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| Synonyms | lastingness, durability, enduringness |
| Narrower | tensile strength; indestructibility; continuity, persistence; changelessness; everlastingness |
| Broader | permanence, permanency |