Definition of strength
1 : the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance
3 : power of resisting attack : impregnability
4a : legal, logical, or moral force
b : a strong attribute or inherent asset
the strengths and the weaknesses of the book are evident
5a : degree of potency of effect or of concentration
chili peppers in varying strengths
b : intensity of light, color, sound, or odor
c : vigor of expression
6 : force as measured in numbers : effective numbers of any body or organization
an army at full strength
7 : one regarded as embodying or affording force or firmness : support you are my love and my strength
8 : maintenance of or a rising tendency in a price level : firmness of prices
the strength of the dollar
9 : basis —used in the phrase on the strength of
from strength to strength
: vigorously forward : from one high point to the next
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