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1. The property of being physically or mentally strong
   "fatigue sapped his strength"
    
2. Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
   "we faced an army of great strength"
   - military capability, military strength, military posture, posture
    
3. Physical energy or intensity
   "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"
   - force, forcefulness
    
4. An asset of special worth or utility
   - forte, strong suit, long suit, métier, specialty [N. Amer], speciality [Brit, Cdn], strong point
    
5. 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"
   - persuasiveness
    
6. The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
   "they measured the station's signal strength"
   - intensity, intensity level
    
7. Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
   "the strength of the drinks"
   - potency, effectiveness
    
8. The condition of financial success
   "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
    
9. Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
   - lastingness, durability, enduringness

Derived forms: strengths

See also: delicate, impotent, potent, rugged, stiff, strong, weak

Type of: asset, capability, capableness, intensity, intensiveness, magnitude, permanence, permanency, plus, power, powerfulness, property, prosperity, successfulness

Antonym: weakness

Encyclopedia: Strength