inner strength
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- noun
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fortaleza interior
- In challenging times, she relies on her inner strength to push through obstacles.
You don't build your inner strength when you're winning.
- You don't build your inner strength when you're winning.
- It's all about an inner strength, an inner confidence that you radiate outward.
- And it's a matter of when you've been beaten, you realize that you have to have inner strength to carry on.
- They've got to find that inner strength that takes them past ordinary people if they want to be special.
- And to the degree that you're aware of these qualities and to the degree that you resist them, you will build inner strength.
- And so it's your inner strength and makeup and infrastructure.
- But you do need to have that inner strength.
- Because I think that that is that's so brave and and it requires a inner strength.
- And I can sort of not when I'm playing it, but later watch her on the screen and see this kind of this inner strength.
Examples
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You have always had the inner strength, beauty, and passion to achieve anything.
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Understanding leads to inner strength, which delivers us from many of life's more common sorrows.
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Look to yourself, to your inner strength.
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All of you have this inner strength.
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So he needs to find that inner strength time and time again.
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And you will find your inner strength to start a better life.
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Whether Diane has the inner strength to improve her situation needs to be established quickly.
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I know that I'm a woman with inner strength... and a great deal of courage.
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Stripped of everything she ever held close, Kerri found the inner strength to move forward.
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And instead... You have showed great tenacity and an inner strength which is worthy of a great champion.
Synonyms
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1.2
Physical or mental power a person has to act
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3.4
Ability to keep doing hard physical or mental work for a long time
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Courage and inner strength when facing pain or trouble
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3.2
Ability to stay strong and not break under hard conditions
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3.9
A strong will and courage to keep trying against difficulties
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Ability to stay strong and survive difficult weather or illness
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7.0
A brave, determined feeling when facing danger or difficulty
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6.2
A calm strength inside a person that helps them in hard times
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4.5
A strong will to keep trying when things are hard
A strong feeling of courage inside you that helps you act
Antonyms
How Strong
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4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'mental or emotional resilience' is directly derivable from combining 'inner' (internal, relating to core thoughts/feelings) with 'strength' (ability or power), so the compound maps transparently onto the constituent meanings. This adjective+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will almost certainly infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Inner strength comes from the image of a hidden power inside a person. People think of inner as inside your heart or mind and strength as a strong muscle or force. That's why it means 'mental or emotional power' that helps you get through hard times.