strength

capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

“we faced an army of great strength”

physical energy or intensity

“it was destroyed by the strength of the gale”

the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty

“the strength of his argument settled the matter”

permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

“they measured the station's signal strength”

an asset of special worth or utility

capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

“the strength of the drinks”

the condition of financial success

“the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks”

the property of being physically or mentally strong

“fatigue sapped his strength”