strength en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹɪŋθ/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
- /ˈstɹɛnθ/
- [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛŋθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛŋθ]
- (US) audio
- [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷeɪŋθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪŋθ] (Canada, US)
- [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪ̟ŋθ] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
- [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪ̟nθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪ̟nθ] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
- /ˈstɹeɪŋθ/ (Canada, US)
- audio
- [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪ̟ŋθ] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
- /ˈstɹɪnθ/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
- /ˈstɹɛŋθ/
- [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛnθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛnθ]
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”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality or degree of being strong.
Our castle’s strength will laugh a siege to scorn.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene v]:It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.
He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The intensity of a force or power; potency.
He had the strength of ten men.
Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations:
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(countable, uncountable) The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 46:1:[…] certainly there is not in the world a greater strength against temptations, then is deposited in an obedient understanding […].
1649, Jeremy Taylor, The Great Examplar of Sanctity and Holy Life according to the Christian Institution, London: Francis Ash, Part 1, Section 4, Discourse 2, p. 66:
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(countable, uncountable) A positive attribute.
Career diplomat Conrad Tribble said on Twitter that multiculturalism “is one of our greatest strengths as a country, and I go to that well often as an American diplomat. It’s hard to overstate the global soft power impact of America’s cultural diversity.”
2021 January 19, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, “Pompeo attacks multiculturalism, saying it is ‘not who America is’”, in CNN:We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.
to play to one's strengths
The compulsion to expose, renegotiate, or reinvent the strengths and weaknesses of dance tradition offers little in its final outcome to attract the average dance-goer.
2013, Deborah Hay, My Body, The Buddhist, →ISBN, page 78:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) An armed force, a body of troops.
Thou princely leader of our English strength, Never so needful on the earth of France,
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:That done, dissever your united strengths, And part your mingled colours once again;
c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A strong place; a stronghold.
All like himself rebellious, by whose aid This inaccessible high strength, the seat Of Deitie supream, us dispossest, He trusted to have seis’d […]
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 140-143:
- (countable, uncountable) The minimum ratio of the number of edges removed from a given graph to components created, over all possible removals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strengths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
strengthless · shear strength · strike off strength · wind strength · strengthy · fatigue strength · impact strength · midstrength · strength of will · field strength · tensile strength · upon the strength of · dielectric strength · union makes strength · position of strength · unity makes strength · superstrength · show of strength · retard strength · union is strength · feat of strength · relative strength · tower of strength · ultimate strength · party strength · magnetic field strength · unity is strength · compressive strength · understrength · there is strength in numbers · wet strength · go from strength to strength · industrial-strength · brute strength · signal strength · crushing strength · measure strength · bench strength · on the strength of · ultimate tensile strength · bond strength · bandstrength · full-strength · gather strength · take on strength · strengthening · linestrength · inner strength · peace through strength · strengthful · industrial strength · yield strength · strength tester · give me strength · overstrength · pillar of strength · outstrength · windstrength · dielectic strength · ionic strength · fore-strength · strengthen · strength training · peel strength
Relateds
Synonyms
forte · expertise · ability · main · fortitude · asset · capability · power · potency
Translations (280)
sa बल (quality of being strong) · sh sila (quality of being strong) · gd brìgh (intensity of a force or power) · fr force (quality of being strong) · tg қувват (quality of being strong) · la firmitudo (strongest part of something) · izh voimakkuus (quality of being strong) · bg интензивност (intensity of a force or power) · es fortaleza (positive attribute) · mn хүч (quality of being strong) · mba kusug (intensity of a force or power) · hi प्रबलता (intensity of a force or power) · la fortitudo (quality of being strong) · ro putere (quality of being strong) · it efficacia (intensity of a force or power) · lv stiprums (intensity of a force or power) · ar قُوَّة (quality of being strong) · pt força (quality of being strong) · ca potència (intensity of a force or power) · bn বল (quality of being strong) · ka სიმტკიცე (quality of being strong) · ota طاقت (quality of being strong) · ba ҡеүәт (strongest part of something) · ga urrúntacht (quality of being strong) · et jõud (quality of being strong) · kk күш (quality of being strong) · hu erősség (positive attribute) · sh сила (quality of being strong) · uk сила (positive attribute) · shn ပလႃႉ (quality of being strong) · uk сила (intensity of a force or power) · ii ꊋ (quality of being strong) · ca força (quality of being strong) · ru мощь (quality of being strong) · uk дієвість (strongest part of something) · be сі́ла (quality of being strong) · ia fortia (quality of being strong) · arz قوة (quality of being strong) · km កម្លាំង (quality of being strong) · eu indar (quality of being strong) · ca fortalesa (positive attribute) · pt forte (positive attribute) · es fuerza (quality of being strong) · cv вӑй (quality of being strong) · pt vigor (quality of being strong) · ca força (intensity of a force or power) · ee ŋusẽ (quality of being strong) · ta ஷக்தி (quality of being strong) · bg мощ (quality of being strong) · ms kekuatan (quality of being strong) · tk güýç (quality of being strong) · ba ҡеүәт (intensity of a force or power) · sah күүс (quality of being strong) · sv styrka (quality of being strong) · ltg spāks (quality of being strong) · vi sức mạnh (quality of being strong) · it forza (quality of being strong) · ltg vare (quality of being strong) · et tugevus (quality of being strong) · es ñeque (quality of being strong) · tr güç (intensity of a force or power) · xh amandla (quality of being strong) · de Kraft (quality of being strong) · es polenta (intensity of a force or power) · fi vahvuus (strongest part of something) · kaw bala (quality of being strong) · pt força (strongest part of something) · hy ուժ (quality of being strong) · ta கிற்பு (quality of being strong) · gl forza (quality of being strong) · txb warkṣäl (quality of being strong) · it energia (quality of being strong) · te బలము (quality of being strong) · gd lùths (intensity of a force or power) · qu kallpa (quality of being strong) · fo styrki (quality of being strong) · he חוזק (quality of being strong) · ja 力 (quality of being strong) · hu erősség (strongest part of something) · hi बल (intensity of a force or power) · fi voimakkuus (quality of being strong) · ur قوت (quality of being strong) · vi cường độ (intensity of a force or power) · mwl fuorça (intensity of a force or power) · fr point fort (positive attribute) · mk сила (quality of being strong) · fi voima (quality of being strong) · ur زور (quality of being strong) · sv styrka (positive attribute) · ml ശക്തി (quality of being strong) · fr effectif (quality of being strong) · vi độ bền (strongest part of something) · az qüvvət (quality of being strong) · es solidez (positive attribute) · ru си́ла (quality of being strong) · uz kuch (quality of being strong) · tyv күш (quality of being strong) · mvi たや (quality of being strong) · io forco (intensity of a force or power) · ta கிற்பு (intensity of a force or power) · pl moc (quality of being strong) · lv spēcīgums (quality of being strong) · nl sterkte (quality of being strong) · th แรง (quality of being strong) · th ความแข็งแรง (quality of being strong) · fi vahvuus (quality of being strong) · la robur (strongest part of something) · de Stärke (quality of being strong) · ca fort (positive attribute) · sa सहस् (intensity of a force or power) · ug كۈچ (quality of being strong) · fi vahvuus (intensity of a force or power) · hu erő (intensity of a force or power) · ota قوت (quality of being strong) · la firmitudo (quality of being strong) · es intensidad (intensity of a force or power) · pl zaleta (positive attribute) · ko 힘 (quality of being strong) · wa foice (quality of being strong) · ro forță (quality of being strong) · ckb ھێز (quality of being strong) · sv styrka (intensity of a force or power) · la firmitudo (positive attribute) · iru பல (quality of being strong) · otk 𐰚𐰇𐰲 (quality of being strong) · nl kracht (strongest part of something) · hu erő (quality of being strong) · gd neart (intensity of a force or power) · uk си́ла (quality of being strong) · sh jačina (quality of being strong) · bg си́ла (quality of being strong) · th กำลัง (quality of being strong) · fi voima (intensity of a force or power) · ka ძალა (quality of being strong) · vi lực (positive attribute) · tt көч (quality of being strong) · zdj nciɗa (intensity of a force or power) · fa زور (quality of being strong) · fy animo (quality of being strong) · it forza (strongest part of something) · uk авторитет (positive attribute) · ky күч (quality of being strong) · uga 𐎓𐎇 (quality of being strong) · ml ശക്തി (intensity of a force or power) · hi बल (quality of being strong) · ms kelebihan (positive attribute) · cs moc (quality of being strong) · be моц (quality of being strong) · el δύναμη (intensity of a force or power) · lv stiprums (quality of being strong) · az güc (quality of being strong) · kk дәрмен (quality of being strong) · de Festigkeit (quality of being strong) · bgc हंघा (quality of being strong) · qu kallpa (intensity of a force or power) · os тых (quality of being strong) · acw قُوَّة (quality of being strong) · bn জোর (quality of being strong) · hi शक्ति (intensity of a force or power) · de Stärke (positive attribute) · la firmitas (quality of being strong) · yi כּוח (quality of being strong) · izh voima (intensity of a force or power) · uk міць (quality of being strong) · it forza (positive attribute) · bo སྟོབས (quality of being strong) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌴𐌹 (quality of being strong) · tg зӯр (quality of being strong) · hi ताक़त (quality of being strong) · io forteso (quality of being strong) · so xoog (quality of being strong) · es potencia (intensity of a force or power) · om jabina (quality of being strong) · pt força (intensity of a force or power) · gd brìgh (quality of being strong) · grc σθένος (quality of being strong) · la robur (positive attribute) · tr kuvvet (quality of being strong) · izh ramo (intensity of a force or power) · ba көс (quality of being strong) · lt jėga (quality of being strong) · sa शक्ति (quality of being strong) · tl lakas (quality of being strong) · ota گوج (quality of being strong) · ba көс (intensity of a force or power) · yue 力量 (quality of being strong) · nv adziil (quality of being strong) · oaa кусу (quality of being strong) · oui 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽽 (quality of being strong) · fo styrki (intensity of a force or power) · uk про́чність (strongest part of something) · alt кӱч (quality of being strong) · de Festigkeit (positive attribute) · de Kraft (intensity of a force or power) · th แรง (intensity of a force or power) · bho जोर (quality of being strong) · ka სიძლიერე (quality of being strong) · ca punt fort (positive attribute) · ba көс (strongest part of something) · eo forteco (quality of being strong) · tr şiddet (intensity of a force or power) · it potenzialità (positive attribute) · uk сила (strongest part of something) · mhn kròft (quality of being strong) · az quvvə (quality of being strong) · mg hery (quality of being strong) · sh јачина (quality of being strong) · so quwad (quality of being strong) · ta பலம் (quality of being strong) · ml ശക്തി (positive attribute) · sh snaga (quality of being strong) · eo forto (intensity of a force or power) · la robur (quality of being strong) · mk моќ (quality of being strong) · sh моћ (quality of being strong) · la firmitas (strongest part of something) · vi sức bền (strongest part of something) · vi giới hạn bền (positive attribute) · ca fort (strongest part of something) · nl kracht (quality of being strong) · sk sila (quality of being strong) · es fuerza (intensity of a force or power) · fi vahvuus (positive attribute) · dz སྟོབས (quality of being strong) · it vigore (quality of being strong) · wym kroft (quality of being strong) · ro putere (intensity of a force or power) · fro esfort (quality of being strong) · it solidità (positive attribute) · mwl fuorça (quality of being strong) · tr güç (quality of being strong) · el δύναμη (quality of being strong) · cmn 力氣 /力气 (quality of being strong) · la firmitas (positive attribute) · ur شکتی (quality of being strong) · ht fòs (quality of being strong) · izh voima (quality of being strong) · ne बल (quality of being strong) · mnc ᡥᡡᠰᡠᠨ (quality of being strong) · ota مكنت (quality of being strong) · bg силна страна (strongest part of something) · de Mumm (quality of being strong) · ota درمان (quality of being strong) · sw nguvu (quality of being strong) · sh снага (quality of being strong) · uk мі́цність (strongest part of something) · fa قوت (quality of being strong) · zu amandla (quality of being strong) · sl moč (quality of being strong) · gd neart (quality of being strong) · sh moć (quality of being strong) · it intensità (intensity of a force or power) · grc ἰσχύς (quality of being strong) · lv spēks (quality of being strong) · ne तागत (quality of being strong) · fr force (intensity of a force or power) · fr vigueur (quality of being strong) · uz quvvat (quality of being strong) · sl sila (quality of being strong) · toi inkusu (quality of being strong) · es fuerte (strongest part of something) · gd lùths (quality of being strong) · sw nguvu (intensity of a force or power) · uk міць (intensity of a force or power) · hi शक्ति (quality of being strong) · kjh кӱс (quality of being strong) · yi שטאַרקײַט (quality of being strong) · txb maiyyo (quality of being strong) · egy pH:t*y-F9-F9 (quality of being strong) · ml ശക്തി (strongest part of something) · ga láidreacht (quality of being strong) · de Stärke (strongest part of something) · sk moc (quality of being strong) · it tenacia (positive attribute) · de Stärke (intensity of a force or power) · cjs кӱш (quality of being strong) · pl mocna strona (positive attribute) · cs síla (quality of being strong) · pl siła (quality of being strong) · mi whirikoka (quality of being strong)