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strength
Part of speech: NounThe state or quality of being strong; power; muscular force; vigor; power of resistance; toughness; as, the strength of a rope; power to withstand attack; as, the strength of a fort; numbers or amount of any body, as an army; boldness or vigor, as of style; intensity, as of light or color; legal or moral force; as, the strength of testimony; mental or moral power of endurance; as, strength of purpose.
Usage examples "strength":- I have something to say, and if you kiss me I shall have no strength to say it." - "The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]", Richard Le Gallienne.
- " She wants him to keep his word, for he promised to get her married at the end of two years; and on the strength of this promise she let him give her two children. - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
- Her fight for her strength. - "The Harbor", Ernest Poole.