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The ability to apply a force and overcome a resistance. Strength is an essential part of physical fitness. The term usually refers to maximum, absolute strength, which is the maximum force a person can exert in one effort regardless of body size or muscle size. A better comparison of people of different body size can be made using relative strength. This is the maximum force an individual can exert in relation to his or her body weight. Other types of strength include dynamic strength and elastic strength.

Dynamic strength is the ability to exert muscle force repeatedly. The muscle contractions involved are isotonic (the muscle shortens and the body or body parts move).

Elastic strength is the ability of muscles to exert forces quickly and to overcome resistance with high speed contractions. Elastic strength requires complex coordination of speed and strength of muscles. It is important in explosive activities such as jumping and sprinting. Sometimes elastic strength is used synonymously with power. It can be improved by special exercises, called plyometrics, which involve bounding movements. There are three main types of muscle contraction: eccentric, in which the muscle increases in length; isometric, in which the muscle maintains a constant length; and isotonic, in which the muscle shortens. A person who has a high level of strength for one type of muscle contraction is not necessarily strong with respect to the other types; training has to be specific.

noun

1. The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, thew (often used in plural). See strong/weak.
2. Power used to overcome resistance: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure, violence. See attack/defend.
3. The condition of being free from defects or flaws: durability, firmness, integrity, solidity, soundness, stability, wholeness. See better/worse.
4. Reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress: fastness, firmness, hardness, security, soundness, stability, stableness, steadiness, sturdiness, sureness. See better/worse, change/persist, continue/stop/pause.
5. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam. Informal get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action/inaction.

n

Definition: advantage, substance
Antonyms: disadvantage, weakness

n

Definition: intensity
Antonyms: enervation, impotence, lethargy, weakness

n

Definition: stamina, mental or physical
Antonyms: lack, limitation, weakness

In geomorphology, the resistance of a rock mass to rupture under stress. Intact strength is the strength of a rock with no fissures or joints. Mass strength is the strength of the rock including joints and fractures.

Strength varies with the following factors, in order of importance: the spacing of joints, the cohesion and frictional force of the rock, the dip of any fissures, the state of weathering of the rock, the width of fissures, the movement of water in or out of the rock mass, the continuity of the fissures, and the amount of infilling of soil within the fissures.

Of a material, the capability of the material to resist physical forces imposed on it.

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The ability of a muscle to exert force and overcome resistance. Strength is essential for physical activity. There are a number of different types of strength (see absolute strength, dynamic strength, elastic strength, explosive strength, one-repetition maximum, relative strength, specific strength, starting strength, strength deficit, strength endurance, static strength). The value obtained for the strength of a muscle or muscles depends on the type of action, the velocity of the action, and the length of the muscle or muscles. Although early gains in absolute strength are influenced by neural factors, long-term gains depend mainly on increases in muscle size (see hypertrophy).

IN BRIEF: The quality of having power or force.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. — Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)

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Quotes:

"Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them." - Sir James M. Barrie

"The strength of a man consists in finding out the way God is going, and going that way." - Henry Ward Beecher

"Strength is a matter of a made up mind." - John Beecher

"A threefold cord is not quickly broken." - Bible

"It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"It is truly said: It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do." - Chow Ching

See more famous quotes about Strength

n

Toughness; ability to withstand or apply force.

For a list of words related to strength, see:

• Activities and Treatments - strength: ability to apply muscular force

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Common misspelling(s) of strength

• strenght

Dansk (Danish)
n. - styrke, kræfter, kraft

idioms:

• below strength    under topniveau
• full strength    fuld styrke, fuld kraft
• go from strength to strength    blive bedre og bedre
• in strength    mandstærk, i stort tal
• on the strength of    i kraft af, tilskyndet af, i tillid til
• under strength    mindre bemandet

Nederlands (Dutch)
kracht, stevigheid, sterkte, aantal, basis steeds sterker worden

Français (French)
n. - force, puissance, solidité, résistance, fermeté (d'une monnaie), titre, concentration (d'un médicament), teneur, intensité, qualité (d'une personne), au complet, en foule

idioms:

• below strength    ne pas être au complet
• from strength    (se porter) de mieux (en mieux)
• full strength    au complet
• go from strength to strength    se porter de mieux en mieux
• in strength    en force, au complet, en foule
• on the strength of    en qualité de, sur la base de
• under strength    (ne pas être) au complet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stärke, Kraft, Festigkeit

idioms:

• below strength    weniger als die volle Stärke habend
• from strength    aus einer Position der Stärke heraus
• full strength    volle Stärke
• go from strength to strength    immer erfolgreicher werden
• in strength    in voller Stärke
• on the strength of    auf Grund einer Sache
• under strength    weniger als die volle Stärke habend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δύναμη, ισχύς, σθένος, αντοχή, ιδιαίτερη ικανότητα (κν. φόρτε), ένταση (φωτός κ.λπ.), αριθμός μελών, έρεισμα, βάση (συλλογισμού, επιχειρήματος κ.λπ.)

idioms:

• below strength    ανεπαρκώς επανδρωμένος
• full strength    σύνολο των δυνάμεων, πλήρες δυναμικό
• go from strength to strength    δυναμώνω, κερδίζω, ισχυροποιούμαι καθημερινά/όλο και περισσότερο
• in strength    (καθομ.) κατά μάζες
• on the strength of    με βάση, (καθομ.) με τις πλάτες τού..
• under strength    ανεπαρκώς επανδρωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
forza, consistenza, durabilità, forza fisica

idioms:

• full strength    piena forza
• go from strength to strength    andare dal bene in meglio
• in strength    a tutta forza
• on the strength of    a ragione di
• under/below strength    al disotto del numero richiesto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - força (f)

idioms:

• full strength    completo
• go from strength to strength    tornar-se bem-sucedido
• in strength    em grande quantidade
• on the strength of    baseado em
• under/below strength    com estresse

Русский (Russian)
сила, сильная сторона, источник силы, поддержка, эффективность (действия), концентрация, крепость (раствора), интенсивность (цвета), численный состав, штат, устойчивость (цен), наиболее сильный напор воды (в течении)

idioms:

• full strength    полный состав
• go from strength to strength    постоянно расти, улучшаться и т.п.
• in strength    в большом количестве
• on the strength of    в силу (чего-л.), на основании (чего-л.), под воздействием (чего-л.), исходя из (чего-л.), опираясь на (что-л.)
• under/below strength    неполной численности

Español (Spanish)
n. - fuerza, fortaleza, vigor, solidez, resistencia, cantidad, graduación, durabilidad, firmeza, fuerza física

idioms:

• below strength    no tener la plantilla al completo, falta de personal
• from strength    desde una posición ventajosa
• full strength    con toda la plantilla, dotación completa
• go from strength to strength    ir cada vez mejor
• in strength    en gran número
• on the strength of    a base de, fundándose en, en virtud de
• under strength    no tener la plantilla al completo, falta de personal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - styrka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
力, 力气, 力量, 效力, 实力, 强度

idioms:

• below strength    以不足额, 未全部到场的
• full strength    以满员, 全力
• go from strength to strength    不断壮大
• in strength    大量地
• on the strength of    基于
• under strength    以不足额, 未全部到场的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 力, 力氣, 力量, 效力, 實力, 強度

idioms:

• below strength    以不足額, 未全部到場的
• full strength    以滿員, 全力
• go from strength to strength    不斷壯大
• in strength    大量地
• on the strength of    基於
• under strength    以不足額, 未全部到場的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 힘, 세기, 설득력

idioms:

• go from strength to strength    급속도로 강력해지다
• in strength    모여서
• under strength    힘에 못 미치는, 힘에 부치는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 力, 体力, 威力, 知力, 能力, 定員, 優勢, 強み, 強気, 勢力

idioms:

• go from strength to strength    急速に力を付けてくる
• in strength    大勢で
• on the strength of    頼りにして, 励まされて
• under/below strength    欠員がある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قوة, صلابه, متانه يزداد نجاحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוזק, עוצמה, כוח, גבורה, תוקף, כוח מספרי, תקן, מספר האנשים ביחידה‬

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