strength
[ strengkth, strength, strenth ]
/ strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ /
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noun
SYNONYMS FOR strength
9 potency.
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Idioms for strength
on the strength of, on the basis of; relying on: He was accepted by the college on the strength of ardent personal recommendations.
Origin of strength
synonym study for strength
4. Strength, power, force, might suggest capacity to do something. Strength is inherent capacity to manifest energy, to endure, and to resist. Power is capacity to do work and to act. Force is the exercise of power: One has the power to do something. He exerts force when he does it. He has sufficient strength to complete it. Might is power or strength in a great or overwhelming degree: the might of an army.
OTHER WORDS FROM strength
self-strength, nounsu·per·strength, nounWords nearby strength
streetworker, Strega, Streicher, Streisand, strelitzia, strength, strengthen, strengthless, strenuous, strep, strephosymbolia
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British Dictionary definitions for strength
strength
/ (strɛŋθ) /
noun
Word Origin for strength
Old English strengthu; related to Old High German strengida; see strong
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Idioms and Phrases with strength
strength
see brute force (strength); on the strength of; tower of strength.
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