Strength

n.	1.	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. All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were. - Chaucer. Thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. - Milton.
	2.	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.
	3.	Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.
	4.	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.
	5.	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. God is our refuge and strength. - Ps. xlvi. 1. What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are providing shall be one of our principal strengths. - Sprat. Certainly there is not a greater strength against temptation. - Jer. Taylor.
	6.	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?
	7.	Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; - said of literary work. And praise the easy vigor of a life Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. - Pope.
	8.	Intensity; - said of light or color. Bright Phœbus in his strength. - Shak.
	9.	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.
	10.	A strong place; a stronghold. On the strength of in reliance upon. - Addison.
v. t.	1.	To strengthen.

Noun	1.	strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" Antonyms: weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
	2.	strength - 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" Synonyms: military capability, military posture, military strength, posture
	3.	strength - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" Synonyms: forcefulness, force
	4.	strength - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" Synonyms: metier, speciality, specialty, strong point, forte, long suit, strong suit
	5.	strength - 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" Synonyms: persuasiveness
	6.	strength - 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" Synonyms: intensity, intensity level
	7.	strength - capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" Synonyms: potency, effectiveness
	8.	strength - the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks" Antonyms: weakness - the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
	9.	strength - permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" Synonyms: durability, enduringness, lastingness

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