strength

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɹɛŋθ/

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Etymology

Old English strengþu.

Noun

strength (plural strengths)

1. The quality of being strong.

   It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.

2. The intensity of a force or power; potency.

   Have the strength of ten men.

3. The strongest part of something.
4. A positive attribute.

   We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.

Synonyms

• fortitude
• power
• potency
• expertise

Antonyms

• (The quality of being strong): weakness
• (A positive attribute): weakness

Derived terms

Derived terms

bond strength compressive strength crushing strength dielectic strength fatigue strength field strength full-strength impact strength industrial-strength ionic strength party strength pillar of strength relative strength

shear strength strengthen strengthening strengthful strengthless strengthy superstrength tensile strength tower of strength ultimate strength understrength wet strength yield strength

Related terms

• strong
• strongly

Translations

quality of being strong

Arabic: قوة (ar) (qúwwa) f. Armenian: ուժ (hy) (už) Bosnian: snaga (bs) f., moć (bs) f., sila (bs) f. Bulgarian: сила (sila) f., мощ (mošt) f. Catalan: força (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 力氣 (zh), 力气 (zh) (lìqi) Croatian: snága (hr) f. Czech: síla (cs) f. Dutch: kracht (nl) f., sterkte (nl) f. Ewe: ŋusẽ Finnish: voimakkuus (fi), voima (fi) French: force (fr) f. German: Stärke (de) f. Greek: δύναμη (el) (δínami) f. Hebrew: חוזק (khózek) m. Hindi: शक्ति (hi) (śakti) f., ज़ोर (hi) (zor) m. Hungarian: erő (hu) Ido: forteso Interlingua: fortia Italian: forza (it) f., vigore (it) m., energia (it) f. Japanese: 力 (ja) (ちから, chikara) Khmer: កម្លាំង (km) (gomlung)

Korean: 힘 (ko) (him) Kurdish: هێز Latin: firmitudo (la) f., firmitas (la) f., robur (la) n., fortitudo (la) Malagasy: hery (mg) Old French: esfort m. Polish: siła (pl) f. Portuguese: força (pt) f. Russian: сила (ru) (síla) f. Sanskrit: शक्तिः (sa) (śaktiḥ) f. Scottish Gaelic: lùths m., neart m. Serbian: Cyrillic: снага f., моћ f., сила f., јачина f. Roman: snaga f., moć f., sila f., jačina f. Sichuan Yi: ꊋ (we) Slovene: moč (sl) f. Spanish: fuerza (es) f. Swahili: nguvu (sw) Swedish: styrka (sv) Tagalog: lakas Telugu: బలము (balamu) Tibetan: སྟོབས (bo) (stobs) Ukrainian: сила (uk) (syla) f., міць (uk) (meets') f. Urdu: شکتی (ur) (śakti) f., زور (ur) (zor) m.

intensity of a force or power

Esperanto: forto (eo) Finnish: voima (fi) German: Kraft (de) f., Stärke (de) f. Greek: δύναμη (el) (δínami) f.

Hungarian: erő (hu) Italian: intensità (it) f., efficacia (it) f. Swahili: nguvu (sw) Swedish: styrka (sv) c. Ukrainian: сила (uk) (syla) f., міць (uk) (meets') f.

strongest part of something

Catalan: fort (ca) m. Dutch: kracht (nl) f. Finnish: vahvuus (fi), voima (fi)

Hungarian: erősség (hu) Latin: firmitudo (la) f., firmitas (la) f., robur (la) n. Ukrainian: сила (uk) (syla) f., дієвість (uk) (diyevist') f.

positive attribute

Finnish: vahvuus (fi) Hungarian: erősség (hu) Italian: forza (it) f., solidità (it) f., tenacia (it) f.

Latin: firmitudo (la), firmitas (la), robur (la) n. Swedish: styrka (sv) c. Ukrainian: сила (uk) (syla) f., авторитет (uk) (avtorytet) m.

Verb

strength (third-person singular simple present strengths, present participle strengthing, simple past and past participle strengthed)

1. (obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen. [12th-17th c.]
   • 1395, John Wycliffe, Bible, Job IV:

     Lo! thou hast tauȝt ful many men, and thou hast strengthid hondis maad feynt.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: hardly · wind · drew · #595: strength · opinion · according · walked