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potent
English
Etymology
From Middle English potent, borrowed from Latin potens, potentis (“powerful, strong, potent”), present participle of posse (“to be able”), from potis (“able, powerful, originally a lord, master”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??t(?)nt/
- (General American) enPR: p?t?nt IPA(key): /?po?t(?)nt/, [?p?o???n?t], [-n??]
- Rhymes: -??t?nt
- Hyphenation: po?tent
Adjective
potent (comparative more potent, superlative most potent)
- Possessing strength.
- Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
- Powerfully effective.
- Having a sharp or offensive taste.
- (of a male) Able to procreate.
- Very powerful or effective.
Translations
Noun
potent (plural potents)
- (obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
- (obsolete) A staff or crutch.
- (heraldry) A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
Antonyms
- impotent
- (heraldry): counterpotent
Derived terms
- idempotent
- nilpotent
- omnipotent
- pluripotent
- unipotent
- ventripotent
- equipotent
Related terms
- potence
- potency
- potentate
- potential
- potentiality
- potentiate
- potenty, potente
Further reading
- potent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- potent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- nettop, top ten
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin potens, potentem.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /po?tent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pu?ten/
Adjective
potent (masculine and feminine plural potents)
- powerful
- potent (capable of sexual intercourse)
Further reading
- “potent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin potens. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po??t?nt/
- Hyphenation: po?tent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
potent (not comparable)
- (of males) capable of procreation, potent
Inflection
Antonyms
- impotent
Related terms
- potentaat
- potentiaal
- potentie
- potentieel
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po?t?nt/
Adjective
potent (comparative potenter, superlative am potentsten)
- potent
Declension
Derived terms
- impotent
- präpotent
Latin
Verb
p?tent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of p?t?
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin potens, potentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po?tent/
Adjective
potent m or n (feminine singular potent?, masculine plural poten?i, feminine and neuter plural potente)
- (literary) potent, strong, vigorous, virile
Declension
Related terms
- puternic
- poten??
- putin??
- putea
- putere
Swedish
Adjective
potent
- potent, being effective in small quantities.
Declension
Related terms
- potens
- potential
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invincible
English
Etymology
From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”), from in- (“not”) +? vincibilis (“conquerable”), from vincere (“to conquer”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?v?ns.?bl?/
- Rhymes: -?bl?
Adjective
invincible (not comparable)
- Impossible to defeat, destroy or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
- Synonyms: unconquerable, undefeatable
- Antonyms: conquerable, defeatable, vincible, weak
Translations
Noun
invincible (plural invincibles)
- Someone or something that cannot be defeated, destroyed or killed.
- Antonym: vincible
Translations
Further reading
- invincible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- invincible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- invincible at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.v??.sibl/
- Homophone: invincibles
Adjective
invincible (plural invincibles)
- invincible
Further reading
- “invincible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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