January 6th - Word of the Day - Strength
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.