Strength Definition
strĕngkth, strĕngth, strĕnth
strengths
noun
strengths
The state or quality of being strong; force; power; vigor.
Webster's New World
The power to resist attack; impregnability.
Webster's New World
The power to resist strain, stress, etc.; toughness; durability.
Webster's New World
Legal, moral, or intellectual force or effectiveness.
Webster's New World
Capacity for producing a reaction or effect.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
(obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen. [12th-17th c.]
Wiktionary
idiom
on the strength of
- On the basis of:
She was hired on the strength of her computer skills.
American Heritage
from strength to strength
- from one accomplishment or peak to another, often in an increasing progression
Webster's New World
on the strength of
- based or relying on
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Strength
Noun
Singular:
strengthPlural:
strengthsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Strength
- on the strength of
- from strength to strength
- on the strength of
Origin of Strength
From Old English strengþu (corresponding to strong + -th). Written strenght in the 1534 Tyndale English translation of the Bible.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English strengthu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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