potent

po·tent  (ptnt)

adj.

1. Possessing inner or physical strength; powerful.

2.

a. Exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects: potent liquor; a potent toxin.

b. Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent: potent arguments.

3. Having great control or authority: "The police were potent only so long as they were feared" (Thomas Burke).

4. Able to perform sexual intercourse. Used of a male.

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[Middle English, from Latin potns, potent-, present participle of posse, to be able; see poti- in Indo-European roots.]

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potent·ly adv.

potent·ness n.

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potent¹

adj

1. possessing great strength; powerful

2. (of arguments, etc.) persuasive or forceful

3. influential or authoritative

4. tending to produce violent physical or chemical effects a potent poison

5. (of a male) capable of having sexual intercourse

[from Latin potēns able, from posse to be able]

potently  adv

potentness  n

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potent²

adj

(History / Heraldry) Heraldry (of a cross) having flat bars across the ends of the arms

[from obsolete potent a crutch, from Latin potentia power]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	potent - having great influence powerful influential - having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"
	2.	potent - having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" strong powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
	3.	potent - having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink" stiff, strong effective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" fertile - capable of reproducing powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" impotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
	4.	potent - (of a male) capable of copulation virile impotent - (of a male) unable to copulate

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potent

adjective

1. powerful, commanding, dynamic, dominant, influential, authoritative a potent political force

2. persuasive, telling, convincing, effective, impressive, compelling, forceful, cogent a potent electoral message
persuasive ineffective, unconvincing

3. strong, powerful, mighty, vigorous, forceful, efficacious, puissant The drug is extremely potent, but can have unpleasant side-effects.
strong weak, impotent

Translations

potent [ˈpəʊtənt] ADJ → potente, poderoso; [drink] → fuerte; [remedy] → eficaz

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potent [ˈpəʊt^ənt] adj

[argument, symbol, mix, force, image] → puissant(e)
a potent weapon → une arme puissante

[drink] → fort(e); [drug] → puissant(e)

(= able to have sex) [man] → viril

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potent

adj drink, drug, charm, motive etc → stark; argument, reason etc → durchschlagend; weapon, combination, image → stark, mächtig, durchschlagend; reminder → stark, beeindruckend; man → potent; ruler → mächtig

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potent [ˈpəʊt/ənt] adj (gen) → potente, forte (fig) (argument, reason) → validissimo/a

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potent [ˈpəʊt/ənt] adj (gen) → potente, forte (fig) (argument, reason) → validissimo/a

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potent

adj potent [ˈpəutənt]

powerful; strong a potent drink. potent قوي، فَعّال силен silný, mocný kraftig stark δυνατός potente tõhus, kange قوی؛ نیرومند voimakas puissant חָזָק प्रबल moćan,jako erős kuat öflugur potente, forte 強力な 강력한; 알코올분이 강한 stiprus, galingas stiprs; spēcīgs kuat krachtig, sterk sterk, mektig, kraftig mocny forte tare сильный; крепкий silný močan snažan mäktig, kraftig, stark, potent มีพลัง kuvvetli 有力的，烈性的 сильнодіючий; міцний طاقت ور có uy lực 有力的，烈性的

n potency

potensie فَعّاليَّه сила síla kraft; styrke; magt die Stärke ισχύς potencia võimsus توانایی؛ قدرت voima puissance חוֹזֶק शक्ति, सामर्थ्य, प्रभ-विष्णुता snaga,učinak,djelovanje hatalom, tekintély; erő; potencia kekuatan kraftur potenza 力 힘 galia, potencija potence; spēja kemujaraban kracht, sterkte kraft, makt, potens wigor potência putere сила; крепость sila moč potencija makt, kraft, styrka, potens ศักยภาพ kuvvet 力量 дієвість, ефективність طاقت uy lực 力量