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STRENGTH, n. See Strong.

1. That property or quality of an animal body by which it is enabled to move itself or other bodies. We say, a sick man has not strength to walk, or to raise his head or his arm. We say, a man has strength to lift a weight, or to draw it. This quality is called also power and force. But force is also used to denote the effect of strength exerted, or the quantity of motion. Strength in this sense, is positive, or the power of producing positive motion or action, and is opposed to weakness.

2. Firmness solidity or toughness the quality of bodies by which they sustain the application of force without breaking or yielding. Thus we speak of the strength of a bone, the strength of a beam, the strength of a wall, the strength of a rope. In this sense, strength is a passive quality, and is opposed to weakness or frangibility.

3. Power or vigor of any kind.

This act shall crush the strength of Satan.

Strength there must be either of love or war.

4. Power of resisting attacks fastness as the strength of a castle or fort.

5. Support that which supports that which supplies strength security.

God is our refuge and strength. Psalms 46 .

6. Power of mind intellectual force the power of any faculty as strength of memory strength of reason strength of judgment.

7. Spirit animation.

Me thinks I feel new strength within me rise.

8. Force of writing vigor nervous diction. The strength of words, of style, of expression and the like, consists in the full and forcible exhibition of ideas, by which a sensible or deep impression is made on the mind of a hearer or reader. It is distinguished from softness or sweetness. Strength of language enforces an argument, produces conviction, or excites wonder or other strong emotion softness and sweetness give pleasure.

And praise the easy vigor of a line, where Denhams strength and Wellers sweetness join.

9. Vividness as strength of colors or coloring.

10. Spirit the quality of any liquor which has the power of affecting the taste, or of producing sensible effects on other bodies as the strength of wine or spirit the strength of an acid.

11. The virtue or spirit of any vegetable, or of its juices or qualities.

12. Legal or moral force validity the quality of binding, uniting or securing as the strength of social or legal obligations the strength of law the strength of public opinion or custom.

13. Vigor natural force as the strength of natural affection.

14. That which supports confidence.

The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt upon the strength of it to neglect preparation for the ensuing campaign.

15. Amount of force, military or naval an army or navy number of troops or ships well appointed. What is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?

16. Soundness force the quality that convinces, persuades or commands assent as the strength of an argument or of reasoning the strength of evidence.

17. Vehemence force proceeding from motion and proportioned to it as the strength of wind or a current of water.

18. Degree of brightness or vividness as the strength of light.

19. Fortification fortress as an inaccessible strength. Not in use.

20. Support maintenance of power.

What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are providing shall be one of our principal strengths. Not used.

STRENGTH, To strengthen. Not in use.