impotent.
Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
Meaning & usage
Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi.
Sterile
Lacking self-restraint
Where this word comes from
From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).
A man who has erectile dysfunction
An impotent or powerless person
Where this word comes from
From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).
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