strength

Definition

  • noun: the quality or state of being physically strong
  • noun: the quality or state of being strong
  • used to describe how strong or deeply held an emotion or opinion is
  • synonyms: brawniness, support, stoutness

Examples

  • Now that the quarterback has recovered from his injury, this week the team will be functioning 'at full strength' again. [=the team will have all its players again]

  • We are negotiating from a 'position of strength'. [=from a strong position; from a position that gives us an advantage]

  • He didn't mean to knock you down; he just 'doesn't know his own strength'. [=doesn't realize how strong he really is]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) but I want to go home and visit Tara. Will you take me to Tara? Yes, Scarlett, of course I will. We'll go tomorrow. You get your strength from this red earth of Tara, Scarlett. You're part of it, and it's part of you. Rhett, I'd give anything to have Tara the way it was before the war. Would you? (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind
  • (..) Sherman will burn the house over our heads if we stay. It's all right, Melly. My baby. My poor baby. Have you the strength to put your arms around my neck? I think so. Never mind. Oh, Ashley, Charles.... What is it? What does she want? (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind