stiprybė

Lithuanian

Etymology

stiprus (“strength”) +‎ -ybė (“-ness”)

Noun

stiprýbė f (plural stiprýbės) stress pattern 1

  1. physical strength
    Synonym: stiprumas (“strength”)
    Antonym: silpnumas (“weakness”)
  2. armed forces
  3. spiritual or moral strength (in general, or a specific trait)
    Synonym: dorybė (“virtue”)
    Antonyms: yda (“vice”), silpnybė (“weakness”)
    • 2020, Magistro baigiamasis darbas [Master's thesis]‎:
      Tavo didžiausia stiprybė yra širdyje turimas nesugadintas, nešlifuotas deimantas
      Your greatest strength is the pristine, uncut diamond in your heart
  4. area of knowledge, forte
    Biologija ne mano stiprybė. ― Biology is not my forte.

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