strength

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality or degree of being strong.
The intensity of a force or power; potency.
The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
A positive attribute.
An armed force, a body of troops.
A strong place; a stronghold.
The minimum ratio of the number of edges removed from a given graph to components created, over all possible removals.

verb

To strengthen (all senses).

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹɛŋθ/ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛŋθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛŋθ] /ˈstɹɛnθ/ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛnθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛnθ] strength.wav /ˈstɹɪŋθ/ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪ̟ŋθ] [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪ̟ŋθ] /ˈstɹɪnθ/ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪ̟nθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪ̟nθ] /ˈstɹeɪŋθ/ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷeɪŋθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪŋθ] en-us-strength.ogg

Word forms

strength strengths strengthing strengthed

Etymology

From Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengþu (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu (“strongness; strength”), equivalent to strong + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch strengte (“strength”), German Low German Strengde, Strengte (“harshness; rigidity; strictness; severity”).

Synonyms

ability asset capability expertise forte fortitude main potency power anneal brace build up confirm enstrengthen fortify harden intend indurate invigorate munite nerve nerve up reinforce roborate steel strength strengthen thicken

Antonyms

weakness

Related words

strong strongly

Derived words

bandstrength bench strength bond strength brute strength compressive strength crushing strength dielectic strength dielectric strength fatigue strength feat of strength field strength fore-strength full-strength gather strength give me strength go from strength to strength impact strength industrial-strength industrial strength inner strength ionic strength linestrength measure strength midstrength on the strength of outstrength overstrength party strength peace through strength peel strength pillar of strength position of strength relative strength retard strength shear strength show of strength signal strength strengthen strengthening strengthful strengthless strength of will strength tester strength training strengthy strike off strength superstrength take on strength tensile strength there is strength in numbers tower of strength ultimate strength ultimate tensile strength understrength union is strength union makes strength unity is strength unity makes strength upon the strength of wet strength

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