strength /strɛŋθ/
1. the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
synset: 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"
synset: military_capability, military_strength, strength, military_posture, 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"
synset: force, forcefulness, strength
4. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
synset: forte, strong_suit, long_suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong_point, strength
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"
synset: persuasiveness, strength
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"
synset: intensity, strength, intensity_level
7. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
synset: potency, effectiveness, strength
8. the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
synset: strength
9. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
synset: lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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