STRONG POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strong point mean? 

• STRONG POINT (noun)
  The noun STRONG POINT has 1 sense:

1. an asset of special worth or utility

  Familiarity information: STRONG POINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRONG POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An asset of special worth or utility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

forte; long suit; metier; speciality; specialty; strength; strong point; strong suit

Context example:

cooking is his forte

Hypernyms ("strong point" is a kind of...):

asset; plus (a useful or valuable quality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strong point"):

green fingers; green thumb (a special ability to make plants grow)

Antonym:

weak point (an attribute that is inadequate or deficient)

 Context examples 

Jo's one strong point was the fruit, for she had sugared it well, and had a pitcher of rich cream to eat with it.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)