Puissant

//ˈpjuəsənt// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Powerful, mighty, having authority. archaic, literary

    "Awake remembrance of these valiant dead, / And with your puissant arm renew their feats."

Adjective
  1. 1
    powerful or influential wordnet

Synonyms

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powerfulabsolutearmipotentascendantauthoritarianauthoritative

Antonyms

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weak

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"Awake remembrance of these valiant dead, / And with your puissant arm renew their feats."

Etymology

From Middle English puissaunt, from Middle French puissant, poissant, Anglo-Norman puissant, Old French pussant, et al., present participle of pooir (“to be able”), ultimately from Latin posse (“be able”).

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