Strength vs. Strong

Strengthnoun

The quality or degree of being strong.

Strengthnoun

The intensity of a force or power; potency.

Strengthnoun

The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.

Strengthnoun

A positive attribute.

Strengthnoun

(obsolete) Armed force, body of troops.

Strengthnoun

(obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.

Strengthverb

(obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen.

Strengthnoun

The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment.

Strengthnoun

Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; - in this sense opposed to frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like.

Strengthnoun

Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.

Strengthnoun

That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.

Strengthnoun

One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security.

Strengthnoun

Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?

Strengthnoun

Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; - said of literary work.

Strengthnoun

Intensity; - said of light or color.

Strengthnoun

Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; - said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.

Strengthnoun

A strong place; a stronghold.

Strengthverb

To strengthen.

Strengthnoun

the property of being physically or mentally strong;

Strengthnoun

capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;

Strengthnoun

physical energy or intensity;

Strengthnoun

an asset of special worth or utility;

Strengthnoun

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;

Strengthnoun

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation);

Strengthnoun

capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;

Strengthnoun

the condition of financial success;

Strengthnoun

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

Strengthnoun

the quality or state of being physically strong

Strengthnoun

the influence or power possessed by a person, organization, or country

Strengthnoun

the degree of intensity of a feeling or belief

Strengthnoun

the extent to which an argument or case is sound or convincing

Strengthnoun

the potency, intensity, or speed of a force or natural agency

Strengthnoun

the potential of a hand to win tricks, arising from the number and type of high cards it contains.

Strengthnoun

the capacity of an object or substance to withstand great force or pressure

Strengthnoun

the emotional or mental qualities necessary in dealing with difficult or distressing situations

Strengthnoun

the potency or degree of concentration of a drug, chemical, or drink

Strengthnoun

a good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing

Strengthnoun

a person or thing perceived as a source of mental or emotional support

Strengthnoun

the number of people comprising a group, typically a team or army

Strengthnoun

a number of people required to make such a group complete

Strongadjective

Capable of producing great physical force.

Strongadjective

Capable of withstanding great physical force.

Strongadjective

(of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.

Strongadjective

Determined; unyielding.

Strongadjective

Highly stimulating to the senses.

Strongadjective

Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.

Strongadjective

Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.

Strongadjective

(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.

Strongadjective

(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

Strongadjective

(chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.

Strongadjective

(military) Not easily subdued or taken.

Strongadjective

Impressive, good.

Strongadjective

Having a specified number of people or units.

Strongadjective

(of a disease or symptom) severe very bad or intense

Strongadjective

Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)

Strongadjective

(of an argument) Convincing.

Strongadverb

In a strong manner.

Strongadjective

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

Strongadjective

Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.

Strongadjective

Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.

Strongadjective

Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.

Strongadjective

Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.

Strongadjective

Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.

Strongadjective

Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.

Strongadjective

Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.

Strongadjective

Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.

Strongadjective

Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.

Strongadjective

Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.

Strongadjective

Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.

Strongadjective

Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat.

Strongadjective

Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.

Strongadjective

Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.

Strongadjective

Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination.

Strongadjective

Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.

Strongadjective

Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.

Strongadjective

Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.

Strongadjective

having strength or power greater than average or expected;

Strongadjective

used of syllables or musical beats

Strongadjective

not faint or feeble;

Strongadjective

having or wielding force or authority;

Strongadjective

having a strong physiological or chemical effect;

Strongadjective

able to withstand attack;

Strongadjective

of good quality and condition; solidly built;

Strongadjective

of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection;

Strongadjective

having a high alcoholic content;

Strongadjective

freshly made or left;

Strongadjective

strong and sure;

Strongadjective

having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks

Strongadjective

able to perform a specified action well and powerfully

Strongadjective

exerting great force

Strongadjective

powerful and difficult to resist or defeat

Strongadjective

(of an argument or case) likely to succeed because of sound reasoning or convincing evidence

Strongadjective

powerfully affecting the mind, senses, or emotions

Strongadjective

(of language or actions) forceful and extreme, especially excessively or unacceptably so

Strongadjective

able to withstand force, pressure, or wear

Strongadjective

not easily affected by disease or hardship

Strongadjective

not easily disturbed, upset, or affected

Strongadjective

firmly held or established

Strongadjective

(of a market) having steadily high or rising prices.

Strongadjective

very intense

Strongadjective

(of something seen or heard) not soft or muted; clear or prominent

Strongadjective

(of food or its flavour) distinctive and pungent

Strongadjective

(of a solution or drink) containing a large proportion of a particular substance; concentrated

Strongadjective

(of an acid or base) fully ionized into cations and anions in solution; having (respectively) a very low or a very high pH.

Strongadjective

used after a number to indicate the size of a group

Strongadjective

denoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g. swim, swam, swum).