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Potent
//ˈpəʊt(ə)nt// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Powerful; possessing power; effective.
"harsh and potent injuries"
- 2 Powerful; possessing power; effective.; Possessing authority or influence; persuasive, convincing.
"a potent argument"
- 3 Powerful; possessing power; effective.; Possessing strong physical or chemical properties.
"a potent drink; a potent solvent; a potent medicine"
- 4 Able to procreate.
- 5 Able to differentiate.
Adjective
- 1 having a strong physiological or chemical effect wordnet
- 2 (of a male) capable of copulation wordnet
- 3 having or wielding force or authority wordnet
- 4 having great influence wordnet
Noun
- 1 A prince; a potentate. obsolete
"Cry, havock , kings! back to the stained field, You equal potents"
- 2 A staff or crutch. obsolete
- 3 A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
Etymology
Etymology 1
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”).
Etymology 2
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”).
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