strength

English

/stɹɛŋkθ/, [st̠͡ɹ̠ɪŋkθ]

noun
Definitions
  • The quality or degree of being strong.
  • The intensity of a force or power; potency.
  • The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
  • A positive attribute.
  • (obsolete) An armed force, a body of troops.
  • (obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English strengthe inherited from Old English strengþu (strength) inherited from *strangiþu (strength, strongness) suffix from English strong.

Origin

English

strong

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