the property of being physically or mentally strong
<noun.attribute> fatigue sapped his strength
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
<noun.attribute> we faced an army of great strength politicians have neglected our military posture
physical energy or intensity
<noun.attribute> 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
an asset of special worth or utility
<noun.attribute> cooking is his forte
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
<noun.attribute> the strength of his argument settled the matter
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
<noun.attribute> he adjusted the intensity of the sound they measured the station's signal strength
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
<noun.attribute> the toxin's potency the strength of the drinks
the condition of financial success
<noun.state> the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks
permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
<noun.attribute> they advertised the durability of their products
Strength \Strength\, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr. strang strong. See {Strong}.] 1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment.
All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were. --Chaucer.
Thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. --Milton.
2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to {frangibility}; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like. ``The brittle strength of bones.'' --Milton.
3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. ``Our castle's strength will laugh a siege to scorn.'' --Shak.
4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.
5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security.
God is our refuge and strength. --Ps. xlvi. 1.
What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are providing shall be one of our principal strengths. --Sprat.
Certainly there is not a greater strength against temptation. --Jer. Taylor.
6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work.
And praise the easy vigor of a life Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. --Pope.
8. Intensity; -- said of light or color.
Bright Ph[oe]bus in his strength. --Shak.
9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] --Shak.
{On the strength of}, or {Upon the strength of}, in reliance upon. ``The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt, upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for the ensuing campaign.'' --Addison.
Strength \Strength\, v. t. To strengthen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
As the dollar surged to an eight-month high in Tokyo, the Bank of Japan said it will take appropriate action with other industrialized nations if necessary to curb its strength.
One measure closely watched by analysts as a barometer of the economy's strength, new orders for nondefense capital goods, rose 1.3% to $30.15 billion in October after climbing 0.7% the month before.
I don't want to ennoble it too much, but it's about the strength of humanity of this woman as opposed to the cold, inhumane aspect of the law that said she shouldn't help anybody, under those circumstances.
The Monterrey-based conglomerate, flexing the renewed strength of Mexico's private sector, conveyed its offer in a public letter to Anchor Chairman Vincent J. Naimoli.
And if a constitution won't immediately ease the Philippines's jitters, a show of strength by Mrs. Aquino possibly will.
It is also very likely that the high utilisation ratio reflects scrapping of capacity and not just the strength of recovery.
The dollar's strength against European currencies during the period also depressed revenue somewhat, Pan Am said.
In another room, Marlowe takes a circular section cut from the middle of a condom, similar to a wide rubber band, and stretches it on a machine to test its tensile strength _ how far it will stretch before it snaps.
"Our strength is selling computers, not being in the foreign-currency markets."
Textron said the strength of its aerospace/technology and consumer products businesses, as well as the Ex-Cell-O acquisition, were responsibile for the improved results from continuing operations.
Moody's downgraded its financial strength rating of Capital Holding's life insurance units and lowered its credit ratings on the parent company's debt.
Share prices through most of Europe ended higher, also on the strength of Wall Street's surge and the stabilizing dollar.
Just as the October 1987 "meltdown" in the stock market did not produce an economic recession (as we correctly predicted at the time), so the present strength in the stock market does not necessarily mean that the economy will avoid recession.
On Monday, the Bank of France boosted interest rates to defend the franc in the face of the German unit's strength.
Mr. Greenspan also rejected the suggestion that this year's weakness in commodity prices, and strength in bond prices and the dollar, signaled that Fed policy is too tight.
Elsewhere in the South, Republicans say Robertson may demonstrate a strength not detected in the polls.
"Both recognize more than ever before the relationship between economic strength and national security."
Hurricanes gain their strength from the energy transferred from the warm ocean waters to the air and clouds above.
To imagine, on the strength of recent statistics, that the issue that has bedevilled economic management in postwar years has disappeared could prove over complacent.
It lacked energy, inner direction, strength of conviction; it gave the impression of rather tired imitation, of Vienna Phil re-production.
At one point in 1986, economic strength was so geographically warped that the entire mid-section of the country was strained by simultaneous weakness in farming, heavy manufacturing, mining and oil.
An estimated 19 House seats will move from northern and midwestern industrial states to the Sun Belt before 1992, and millions have been spent to maximize each party's strength in the state legislatures that will redraw the House district boundaries.
The strength of the D-Mark has merely deferred the problem.
Because a number of recent economic reports have showed unexpected strength, more Reserve Bank easing isn't seen likely for a while.
Turnover on the NYSE was heavy at 239m shares, and rises outpaced declines by 909 to 867. Analysts regard the selling of recent days as a temporary correction in prices following the recent period of strength.
Most scientists believe the real future of growth hormone isn't as a general youth tonic but as a specific disease treatment that improves the strength and function of atrophied bodies.
Traders and analysts expressed surprise that the strength in bonds didn't result in a better performance for stocks, as the two markets have generally moved in tandem recently.
It was meant to give his people spiritual strength and guidance.
Colgate's operating profit climbed 25% to $52.3 million, with European operations showing the greatest strength.
Britain's high 15 percent interest rate to counter inflation is the underlying reason for the pound's strength.