ETYM From Main strength, possibly influenced by Old Fren. maine, magne, great, Latin magnus. Related to Magnate.
(Homonym: mane).
Of force; of the greatest possible intensity.

1. Of greater importance or stature or rank
2. Of greater seriousness or danger
3. Greater in number or size or amount
4. Greater in scope or effect
5. Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
6. (Music) Of a scale or mode
7. (Law) Of full legal age
8. (British) Of the elder of two boys with the same family name

ETYM Latin, compar. of superus being above, from super above, over: cf. French supérieur. Related to Super-, Supreme.
(Often followed by 'to') Above being affected or influenced by.
1. Of or characteristic of high rank or importance.
2. Of high or superior quality or performance.
3. (Sometimes followed by 'to') Not subject to or influenced by.
4. (Astronomy) Having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit.

ETYM French accent, Latin accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. Related to Cant.
1. Special importance or significance
2. Distinctive manner of oral expression; SYN. speech pattern.

Meatiness, being made of beef, quality of containing beef

ETYM Old Eng. bodi, as. bodig; akin to Old High Germ. botah. Related to Bodice.
1. The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); SYN. organic structure, physical structure.
2. Corpse of a dead animal or person; SYN. dead body.
3. A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.
4. A collection of particulars considered as a system.
5. The central message of a communication.
6. An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects.

ETYM Late Lat. intensitas: cf. French intensité. Related to Intense.
In physics, the power (or energy per second) per unit area carried by a form of radiation or wave motion. It is an indication of the concentration of energy present and, if measured at varying distances from the source, of the effect of distance on this. For example, the intensity of light is a measure of its brightness, and may be shown to diminish with distance from its source in accordance with the inverse square law (its intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance).
1. A measure of the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); SYN. strength.
2. High level or degree; the property of being intense; SYN. intensiveness.

1. The quality or state of being poignant
2. An instance of poignancy

Forcefulness, intensity; state of having great physical strength, mightiness; potency, effectiveness; authoritativeness, state of having great influence

The property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; SYN. prolificacy, fertility.

ETYM Old Eng. vigour, vigor, Old Fren. vigor, vigur, vigour, French vigueur, from Latin vigor, from vigere to be lively or strong. Related to Vegetable, Vigil.
(Alternate spelling: vigour).
Active strength of body or mind; SYN. vigour.

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for vigor.

(Homonym: ware, where).
1. Impairment resulting from long use.
2. The act of wearing; SYN. wearing.

1. A disk or tape that stores computer data. Sometimes, large hard disks are divided into several volumes, each of which is treated as a separate disk.
2. The loudness of an audio signal.