Results for strength
Definitions of strength:
part of speech: noun
Quality of being strong: power of any kind, active or passive: force: vigor: solidity or toughness: power to resist attack: excellence: intensity: brightness: validity: vigor of style or expression: security: amount of force: potency of liquors: a fortification.
part of speech: noun
The state or quality of being strong; power; muscular force; vigor; power of resistance; toughness; as, the strength of a rope; power to withstand attack; as, the strength of a fort; numbers or amount of any body, as an army; boldness or vigor, as of style; intensity, as of light or color; legal or moral force; as, the strength of testimony; mental or moral power of endurance; as, strength of purpose.
Usage examples for strength:
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Montevarchi had much of his murdered father's manner, without the old man's strength
"Don Orsino", F. Marion Crawford -
Priscilla found that she needed all her strength now that she must soon depend upon herself, and Farwell had nothing more to say but- good- bye!
"The Place Beyond the Winds", Harriet T. Comstock -
It would take too much courage, to say nothing of strength
"Hand and Ring", Anna Katharine Green