strength
strength is a 8-letter English word with 20 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. 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.
- noun. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.
- noun. 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.
- noun. 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.
- noun. 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?
- noun. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work.
- noun. Intensity; -- said of light or color.
- noun. 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.
- noun. A strong place; a stronghold.
- transitive verb. To strengthen.
- noun. the property of being physically or mentally strong
"fatigue sapped his strength"
- noun. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
"the toxin's potency"
"the strength of the drinks"
- noun. physical energy or intensity
"he hit with all the force he could muster"
"it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"
- noun. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
"they advertised the durability of their products"
- noun. 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"
- noun. an asset of special worth or utility
"cooking is his forte"
- noun. 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"
- noun. 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"
- noun. the condition of financial success
"the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
Synonyms
effectiveness, potency, force, forcefulness, durability, enduringness, lastingness, intensity, forte, metier, speciality, specialty, persuasiveness, posture
Common word forms
strengths, strengthed, strengthen, strengthful, strengthless
Words from these letters
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