potent.
Powerful; possessing power; effective.
Meaning & usage
Powerful; possessing power; effective.
Powerful; possessing power; effective. Possessing authority or influence; persuasive, convincing.
a potent argument
Powerful; possessing power; effective. Possessing strong physical or chemical properties.
a potent drink; a potent solvent; a potent medicine
Able to procreate.
Able to differentiate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English potent, borrowed from Latin potens, potentis (“powerful, strong, potent”), present participle of posse (“to be able”), from potis (“able, powerful, originally a lord, master”).
A prince; a potentate.
A staff or crutch.
A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English potent, borrowed from Latin potens, potentis (“powerful, strong, potent”), present participle of posse (“to be able”), from potis (“able, powerful, originally a lord, master”).
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