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(1):

(n.) Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; - said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.

(2):

(n.) Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?

(3):

(n.) Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; - in this sense opposed to frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like.

(4):

(n.) The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment.

(5):

(n.) Intensity; - said of light or color.

(6):

(n.) Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; - said of literary work.

(7):

(n.) One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security.

(8):

(n.) A strong place; a stronghold.

(9):

(n.) That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.

(10):

(v. t.) To strengthen.

(11):

(n.) Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Strength'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/strength.html. 1828.
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