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Added 6 October 2026

strength

/ˈstɹɛŋθ/ noun

In Latin: firmitudo, firmitas, robur Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about strength at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The quality or degree of being strong.
It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.
The intensity of a force or power; potency.
He had the strength of ten men.
The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.

verb

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Origin

From Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengþu (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu (“strongness; strength”), equivalent to strong + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch strengte (“strength”), German Low German Strengde, Strengte (“harshness; rigidity; strictness; severity”).

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