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strength.

The quality or degree of being strong.

8 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɹɛŋθ/[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛŋθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛŋθ]/ˈstɹɛnθ/[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛnθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛnθ]

  1. The quality or degree of being strong.

    countable · uncountable
    It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.

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

    countable · uncountable
    He had the strength of ten men.

  3. The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A positive attribute.

    countable · uncountable
    to play to one's strengths
    We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.

  5. An armed force, a body of troops.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  6. A strong place; a stronghold.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  7. The minimum ratio of the number of edges removed from a given graph to components created, over all possible removals.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengþu (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu (“strongness; strength”), equivalent to strong + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch strengte (“strength”), German Low German Strengde, Strengte (“harshness; rigidity; strictness; severity”).

verb/ˈstɹɛŋθ/[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛŋθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛŋθ]/ˈstɹɛnθ/[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɛnθ] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛnθ]

  1. To strengthen (all senses).

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengþu (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu (“strongness; strength”), equivalent to strong + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch strengte (“strength”), German Low German Strengde, Strengte (“harshness; rigidity; strictness; severity”).

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