- 1. n. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment. Source: opted
- 2. n. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like. Source: opted
- 3. n. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. Source: opted
- 4. n. That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument. Source: opted
- 5. n. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security. Source: opted
- 6. n. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea? Source: opted
- 7. n. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work. Source: opted
- 8. n. Intensity; -- said of light or color. Source: opted
- 9. n. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids. Source: opted
- 10. n. A strong place; a stronghold. Source: opted
- 11. v. t. To strengthen. Source: opted
- 12. n. the property of being physically or mentally strong Source: wordnet
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