strength

n 1: the property of being physically or mentally strong;

"fatigue sapped his strength" [ant: {weakness}]

2: capability in terms of personnel and materiel; "we faced an

army of great strength" [syn: {military capability}]

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" [syn: {force}, {forcefulness}]

4: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

[syn: {forte}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {speciality},

{strong point}] [ant: {weak point}]

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" [syn: {persuasiveness}] [ant: {unpersuasiveness}]

6: a measure of 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" [syn: {intensity}]

7: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical

effects: "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the

drinks" [syn: {potency}, {effectiveness}]

8: the condition of financial success; "the strength of the

company's stock in recent weeks" [ant: {weakness}]

9: permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;

"they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: {lastingness},

{durability}, {enduringness}]