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strength

strength

336 2.8
A skill or quality someone has that helps them do well
  • noun
  • /strɛŋkθ/
translation icon : fortaleza
  • Our Blue Flame hold all our traditions and give us strength to burn bright.
  • strengths and weaknesses
  • identify strengths
  • focus on strengths

Well, let me start with the strengths right off the bat.

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Examples

  • "The training has helped me to focus on the strengths of patients instead of being judgmental."

    Academic text (2012)
  • Plans will be tailored to the student's particular strengths, learning needs, and personality.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And I get the strength to keep on keeping on.

  • I mean, you have a strength in you that your mom never had.

  • Where do you find the strength to keep being the joy?

  • His teachings gave me the strength to be who I am today.

  • Kids learn their strengths by being told by adults.

  • So for me, my biggest strength is I'm extremely curious.

  • It is this variety, this diversity of people and views which gives our church its strength.

  • Her ability to empathize with others is her greatest strength in her career as a counselor.

Synonyms

ability
vsstrength
1.0

Skill or power to do something

focuses on a particular advantageous quality rather than general capacity
power
vsstrength
1.0

Physical or mental strength to do something

is a particular advantageous quality, not only general raw force
skill
vsstrength
1.0

Ability to do something well because of practice or training

is any quality that gives advantage, not only what people learn by practice
talent
vsstrength
866 1.2

An ability someone has naturally to do something well

is broader and includes both natural gifts and learned qualities
capability
vsstrength
473 3.6

Ability to do something or develop a skill

is the present advantageous quality rather than just possible future ability
edge
vsstrength
310 3.8

A small advantage that makes someone more likely to win or succeed

is a fuller quality or ability that produces a stronger advantage
specialty
vsstrength
  • US
205 4.3

An area of work or study that someone knows a lot about

covers any quality that gives an advantage, not only chosen fields
prowess
vsstrength
52 6.1

Great skill in an activity like music or sport, often after practice

is any quality that gives advantage, not only expert level ability
aptitude
vsstrength
42 4.2

A natural talent for learning or doing something well

is the wider idea of any quality that creates an advantage
strong suit
vsstrength
  • Informal
30 4.4

A skill or area that a person is very good at

is the wider notion of a quality that makes someone better overall
forte
vsstrength
22 5.7

A skill or activity someone is very good at

is the general advantage that helps someone perform better
strong point
vsstrength
19 3.4

Something a person does very well

is a general quality that gives an advantage across situations
metier
vsstrength
1 9.9

A type of work or skill someone does best

is the general advantage or quality beyond just a job fit
strongpoint
vsstrength
4.1

A thing a person or team does especially well

is broader, meaning any quality that creates an advantage
long suit
vsstrength
5.3

A skill or area where a person is very good

is a broader quality that provides advantage in many contexts

Antonyms

133 1.4

Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act

To make someone or something less able to succeed than others

Compounds

A person's ability to stay calm and keep trying during hard times

The power of a country's armed forces to fight

field strength
  • Specialized
4 5.6

A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place

Very strong and made for heavy use in factories, not for regular home use

tensile strength
  • Specialized
4 5.1

The most force a material can take when pulled before it breaks

Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move

2 4.1

A person who gives strong, steady support to others in hard times

An alcoholic drink like gin with no water or other drinks

A person who gives strong support and comfort in hard times

1 5.8

How strong a magnetic field is in a place

field strength unit
  • Specialized
7.3

A way to measure how strong a magnetic field is, for example tesla

high-strength brass
  • Specialized
7.0

A strong metal made from copper and zinc with a little manganese added

How Good

strength
336 2.8
forte
22 5.7
asset
770 3.5
competence
69 4.1
ability
1.0
weakness
344 1.7

Surface Forms

strength singular
strengths plural

Morphology

strength = strong (transparent) = strong + th

A particular ability or quality is a natural, predictable nominalization of 'strong'.

Etymology

Strength comes from old English, from strong ('powerful') plus -th ('state'). So, a skill or talent can be called a strength because it is a quality that makes someone strong or good at something.