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English noun: strength | |||
| 1. | strength (attribute) the property of being physically or mentally strong | ||
| Samples | Fatigue sapped his strength. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brawn, brawniness, dynamism, endurance, firmness, good part, hardiness, heartiness, heftiness, huskiness, indomitability, invincibility, invulnerability, lustiness, might, mightiness, muscle, muscularity, power, robustness, ruggedness, sinew, soundness, stalwartness, stoutness, sturdiness, toughness, validity, vigor, vigour | ||
| Attribute | delicate, rugged, strong, weak | ||
| Antonyms | weakness | ||
| 2. | strength (attribute) capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | ||
| Samples | We faced an army of great strength. Politicians have neglected our military posture. | ||
| Synonyms | military capability, military posture, military strength, posture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capability, capableness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | firepower, sea power | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 3. | strength (attribute) physical energy or intensity | ||
| Samples | 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 | force, forcefulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intensity, intensiveness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brunt, energy, impulse, momentum, vigor, vigour, zip | ||
| 4. | strength (attribute) an asset of special worth or utility | ||
| Samples | Cooking is his forte. | ||
| Synonyms | forte, long suit, metier, speciality, specialty, strong point, strong suit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | asset, plus | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | green fingers, green thumb | ||
| Antonyms | weak point | ||
| 5. | strength (attribute) 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 | ||
| Samples | The strength of his argument settled the matter. | ||
| Synonyms | persuasiveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | power, powerfulness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | convincingness | ||
| Antonyms | unpersuasiveness | ||
| 6. | strength (attribute) the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) | ||
| Samples | He adjusted the intensity of the sound. They measured the station's signal strength. | ||
| Synonyms | intensity, intensity level | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acoustic power, candlepower, field intensity, field strength, half-intensity, light intensity, radio brightness, sound pressure level, threshold level | ||
| 7. | strength (attribute) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects | ||
| Samples | The toxin's potency. The strength of the drinks. | ||
| Synonyms | effectiveness, potency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | power, powerfulness | ||
| Attribute | impotent, potent, stiff, strong | ||
| 8. | strength (state) the condition of financial success | ||
| Samples | The strength of the company's stock in recent weeks. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prosperity, successfulness | ||
| Antonyms | weakness | ||
| 9. | strength (attribute) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force | ||
| Samples | They advertised the durability of their products. | ||
| Synonyms | durability, enduringness, lastingness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | permanence, permanency | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | changelessness, continuity, everlastingness, indestructibility, persistence, tensile strength | ||
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