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strength

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /st???k?/, [st??????k?], [st?????n??]
    • (pinpen merger) IPA(key): [st??????k?]
  • Rhymes: -???, -?n?

Noun

strength (countable and uncountable, plural strengths)

  1. The quality or degree of being strong.
    • c. 1605, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act V, Scene 5,[1]
      Our castle’s strength will laugh a siege to scorn.
    Antonym: weakness
  2. The intensity of a force or power; potency.
    • 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
      Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
  3. The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
    • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Psalm 46.1,[2]
      God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
    • 1649, Jeremy Taylor, The Great Examplar of Sanctity and Holy Life according to the Christian Institution, London: Francis Ash, Part 1, Section 4, Discourse 2, p. 66,[3]
      [] certainly there is not in the world a greater strength against temptations, then is deposited in an obedient understanding [] .
  4. A positive attribute.
    Antonym: weakness
  5. (obsolete) An armed force, a body of troops.
    • c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, Act IV, Scene 3,[4]
      Thou princely leader of our English strength,
      Never so needful on the earth of France,
    • c. 1596, William Shakespeare, King John, Act II, Scene 1,[5]
      That done, dissever your united strengths,
      And part your mingled colours once again;
  6. (obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
    • 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 7, lines 140-143,[6]
      All like himself rebellious, by whose aid
      This inaccessible high strength, the seat
      Of Deitie supream, us dispossest,
      He trusted to have seis’d []

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Verb

strength (third-person singular simple present strengths, present participle strengthing, simple past and past participle strengthed)

  1. (obsolete) To strengthen (all senses). [12th-17th c.]

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:strengthen

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lightweight

English

Alternative forms

  • light-weight

Etymology

From light (not heavy, adjective) +? weight (noun).

Pronunciation

  • (noun): (US) IPA(key): /?la?t.we?t/
  • (adjective): (US) IPA(key): /la?t?we?t/

Noun

lightweight (plural lightweights)

  1. (combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
  2. (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
  3. (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
  4. One of little consequence or ability.
  5. A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
    1. (by extension) A person with low endurance.
  6. A political candidate with little chance of winning

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Adjective

lightweight (comparative more lightweight, superlative most lightweight)

  1. Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
  2. Having less than average weight
  3. Lacking in strength
  4. (computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact

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