Words / A2

STRENGTH/streŋθ/

Strength is the quality of being strong: physical strength, strength of character, gain strength. It is usually uncountable: strength, not “a strength” unless you mean a good point: her greatest strength. Power can mean energy or control; force is physics or violence. Strong is the adjective. Do not write “strongness.”

Meaning

The quality of being strong; physical power or force.

Examples

• “You need strength to lift this box.”
• “You need strength in your legs for this hill.”
• “Patience is her greatest strength as a teacher.”

Good to know

physical strength. a strength = a good point. Adjective: strong. Not “strongness.” Contrast: power.

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