Tenacity vs. Strength
Tenacitynoun
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
Tenacitynoun
The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
Tenacitynoun
The effect of this attraction, cohesiveness.
Tenacitynoun
The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity.
Tenacitynoun
(physics) The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
Tenacitynoun
The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.
Tenacitynoun
That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; - as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
Tenacitynoun
That quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity.
Tenacitynoun
The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, - usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
Tenacitynoun
persistent determination
Tenacitynoun
the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip
Tenacitynoun
the quality or fact of being very determined; determination
Tenacitynoun
the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence
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
