strengthful C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstrɛŋθfəl/ UK /ˈstrɛŋθfəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj full of strength; powerful (archaic) The poet praised the hero's strengthful arm in battle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of strength; powerful... powerfulstrongmightyvigorousrobustforceful ↔ Opposites strengthlessfeebleweak Word family Derived forms strengthfully Related forms strengthstrengthenstrong Etymology AI details From strength + -ful. Strength is from Old English strengþu, from strang ('strong'), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz ('tight, strong'). strengþu Old English *strangaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # strengthful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstrɛŋθfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstrɛŋθfəl/ ## Meanings 1. full of strength; powerful (archaic) ## Examples - The poet praised the hero's strengthful arm in battle. ## Synonyms - powerful - strong - mighty - vigorous - robust - forceful ## Antonyms - strengthless - feeble - weak ## Derived Forms - strengthfully ## Related Forms - strength - strengthen - strong ## Roots and Affixes - Root: strengþu - Root: *strangaz ## Etymology From strength + -ful. Strength is from Old English strengþu, from strang ('strong'), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz ('tight, strong'). ## AI Etymology Strengthful is from strength + -ful. Strength is from Old English strengþu, from strang ('strong'), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz ('tight, strong'). Important recorded forms include strengþu (Old English) and *strangaz (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, -ful marks possession, abundance, or tendency, so the word names something characterized by the base idea. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers full of strength; powerful (archaic). The wider family includes derived forms such as strengthfully and related words such as strength, strengthen, and strong. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown