potence

po•ten•cy

(ˈpoʊt n si)
n., pl. -cies.

1. the state or quality of being potent; strength.

2. power; authority.

3. capacity to be, become, or develop; potentiality.

4. a person or thing exerting power or influence.

[1530–40; < Latin potentia. See potent¹, -ency]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

potence - the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse potency physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions impotence, impotency - an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate

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potence

noun

The state or quality of being physically strong:

brawn, might, muscle, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural).

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