strength

Noun

• permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • they advertised the durability of their products
    

• the condition of financial success
  • the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks
    

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
  • the toxin's potency
    
  • the strength of the drinks
    

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
  • he adjusted the intensity of the sound
    
  • they measured the station's signal strength
    

• 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
  • the strength of his argument settled the matter
    

• an asset of special worth or utility
  • cooking is his forte
    

• physical energy or intensity
  • he hit with all the force he could muster
    
  • it was destroyed by the strength of the gale
    
  • a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man
    

• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
  • we faced an army of great strength
    
  • politicians have neglected our military posture
    

• the property of being physically or mentally strong
  • fatigue sapped his strength
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lastingness , durability , enduringness , potency , effectiveness , intensity , intensity level , persuasiveness , forte , strong suit , long suit , metier , specialty , speciality , strong point , force , forcefulness , military capability , military strength , military posture , posture
• Antonyms: 
  weakness , unpersuasiveness , weak point