Ability vs. Strength
Difference Between Ability and Strength
Abilitynoun
(obsolete) Suitableness.
Strengthnoun
The quality or degree of being strong.
It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.Abilitynoun
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.Strengthnoun
The intensity of a force or power; potency.
He had the strength of ten men.Abilitynoun
The legal wherewithal to act.
Strengthnoun
The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
Abilitynoun
Physical power.
Strengthnoun
A positive attribute.
We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.Abilitynoun
(archaic) Financial ability.
Strengthnoun
(obsolete) Armed force, body of troops.
Abilitynoun
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
Strengthnoun
(obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.
Abilitynoun
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
They are persons of ability, who will go far in life.She has an uncanny ability to defuse conflict.Strengthverb
(obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen.
Abilitynoun
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
Strengthnoun
the property of being physically or mentally strong;
fatigue sapped his strengthAbilitynoun
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done;
danger heightened his powers of discriminationStrengthnoun
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;
we faced an army of great strengthpoliticians have neglected our military postureStrengthnoun
physical energy or intensity;
he hit with all the force he could musterit was destroyed by the strength of the galea government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living manStrengthnoun
an asset of special worth or utility;
cooking is his forteStrengthnoun
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 matterStrengthnoun
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation);
he adjusted the intensity of the soundthey measured the station's signal strengthStrengthnoun
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;
the toxin's potencythe strength of the drinksStrengthnoun
the condition of financial success;
the strength of the company's stock in recent weeksStrengthnoun
permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;
they advertised the durability of their products
