Meaning & Definition of Strength in English

1. The property of being physically or mentally strong

• "Fatigue sapped his strength"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. An asset of special worth or utility

• "Cooking is his forte"

5. 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"

6. 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"

7. Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

• "The toxin's potency"

• "The strength of the drinks"

8. The condition of financial success

• "The strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"

9. Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

• "They advertised the durability of their products"