Dictionary
strength
Pronunciation: (strengkth, strength, strenth), [key]—
n.
1. the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
2. mental power, force, or vigor.
3. moral power, firmness, or courage.
4. power by reason of influence, authority, resources, numbers, etc.
5. number, as of personnel or ships in a force or body:
a regiment with a strength of 3000.
6. effective force, potency, or cogency, as of inducements or arguments:
the strength of his plea.
7. power of resisting force, strain, wear, etc.
8. vigor of action, language, feeling, etc.
9. the effective or essential properties characteristic of a beverage, chemical, or the like:
The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.
10. a particular proportion or concentration of these properties; intensity, as of light, color, sound, flavor, or odor:
coffee of normal strength.
11. something or someone that gives one strength or is a source of power or encouragement; sustenance:
The Bible was her strength and joy.
12. power to rise or remain firm in prices:
Stocks continued to show strength. The pound declined in strength.
13. on the strength of, on the basis of; relying on:
He was accepted by the college on the strength of ardent personal recommendations. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
