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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 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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations 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 potent [ˈpəʊt/ənt] adj (gen) → potente, forte (fig) (argument, reason) → validissimo/a potent [ˈpəʊt/ənt] adj (gen) → potente, forte (fig) (argument, reason) → validissimo/a 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Believe me the single word of Langford is not of such potent intelligence as to supersede the necessity of more. More potent intoxicants these than any that need licenses for their purveyance, responsible-- see the poets--for no end of human foolishness. There is in human nature generally, more of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent. |
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