STRENGTH

noun (plural ~s) see: strong Date: before 12th century the quality or state of being strong ; capacity for exertion or endurance, power to resist force ; solidity , toughness, power of resisting attack ; impregnability, 4. legal, logical, or moral force, a strong attribute or inherent asset , 5. degree of potency of effect or of concentration , intensity of light, color, sound, or odor, vigor of expression, force as measured in numbers ; effective numbers of any body or organization , one regarded as embodying or affording force or firmness ; support , maintenance of or a rising tendency in a price level ; firmness of prices , basis , see: power