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Webster 1913 Edition
Potent
Po′tent
,Adj.
1.
Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful’ efficacious;
“Harsh and potent injuries.” as, a
. potent
medicineShak.
Moses once more his
potent
rod extends. Milton.
2.
Having great authority, control, or dominion; puissant; mighty; influential;
“A potent dukedom.” as, a
. potent
princeShak.
Most
potent
, grave, and reverend signiors. Shakespeare
3.
Powerful, in an intellectual or moral sense; having great influence;
as,
potent
interest; a potent
argument.
Syn. – Powerful; mighty; puissant; strong; able; efficient; forcible; efficacious; cogent; influential.
Po′tent
,Noun.
1.
A prince; a potentate.
[Obs.]
Shak.
3.
(Her.)
One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned.
Counter potent
(Her.)
, a fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches.
Webster 1828 Edition
Potent
PO'TENT
,Adj.
Moses once more his potent rod extends.
1.
Powerful, in a moral sense; having great influence; as potent interest; a potent argument.2.
Having great authority, control or dominion; as a potent prince.PO'TENT
,Noun.
1.
A walking staff or crutch. [Not used.]Definition 2024
potent
potent
English
Adjective
potent (comparative more potent, superlative most potent)
- Possessing strength.
- a potent argument
- 1914, Louis Joseph Vance, Nobody, chapter I:
- Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
- Being effective, causing body effects.
- a potent medicine
- Having a sharp or offensive taste.
- (of a male) Able to procreate.
- Very powerful or effective.
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
- harsh and potent injuries
- John Milton (1608-1674)
- Moses once more his potent rod extends.
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Translations
causing body effect
Noun
potent (plural potents)
- (heraldry) A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
- (obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A staff or crutch.
Antonyms
Related terms
Derived terms
External links
- potent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- potent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin potens, potentem.
Adjective
potent m (feminine potenta, masculine plural potents, feminine plural potentes)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin potens, potentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈtent/
Adjective
potent m, n (feminine singular potentă, masculine plural potenți, feminine and neuter plural potente)
Declension
declension of potent
Related terms
Swedish
Adjective
potent
- potent, being effective in small quantities.
Declension
| Inflection of potent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | potent | mer potent | mest potent |
| Neuter singular | potent | mer potent | mest potent |
| Plural | potenta | mer potenta | mest potenta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | potente | mer potente | mest potente |
| All | potenta | mer potenta | mest potenta |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||