strength
[strengkth, strength, strenth]
noun
1. the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
3. moral power, firmness, or courage.
5. number, as of personnel or ships in a force or body: a regiment with a strength of 3000.
6. effective force, potency, or cogency, as of inducements or arguments: the strength of his plea.
7. power of resisting force, strain, wear, etc.
9. the effective or essential properties characteristic of a beverage, chemical, or the like: The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.
10. a particular proportion or concentration of these properties; intensity, as of light, color, sound, flavor, or odor: coffee of normal strength.
11. something or someone that gives one strength or is a source of power or encouragement; sustenance: The Bible was her strength and joy.
12. power to rise or remain firm in prices: Stocks continued to show strength. The pound declined in strength.
Idiom
13. on the strength of, on the basis of; relying on: He was accepted by the college on the strength of ardent personal recommendations.
Idiom
13. on the strength of, on the basis of; relying on: He was accepted by the college on the strength of ardent personal recommendations.