| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam. Informal : get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See ACTION. 2. Power used to overcome resistance: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure, violence. See ATTACK. 3. The condition of being free from defects or flaws: durability, firmness, integrity, solidity, soundness, stability, wholeness. See BETTER. 4. Reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress: fastness, firmness, hardness, security, soundness, stability, stableness, steadiness, sturdiness, sureness. See BETTER, CHANGE, CONTINUE. 5. The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, thew (often used in plural). See STRONG.
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