potent

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Powerful; possessing power; effective.
2. Powerful; possessing power; effective.
3. Powerful; possessing power; effective.
4. Able to procreate.
5. Able to differentiate.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
2. (obsolete) A staff or crutch.
3. A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.

Concepten

sterk

krachtig

machtig

zwaar

fiks

geducht

straf

veelvermogend

krukkenvair

Synoniemen

powerful

strong

mighty

forceful

vigorous

stallwart

tough

stiff

puissant

virile

red-blooded

intense

influential

able

effective

effectual

efficacious

efficient

eminent

empyreal

empyrean

energetic

epic

exquisite

fabulous

fiery

fit

forcible

grand

great

groovy

hard

harsh

heavy

hefty

high-powered

impregnable

likely

loud

lusty

magisterial

magnificent

marvellous

massive

muscular

orotund

peachy

plausible

possible

potential

practicable

prepotent

racy

robust

rotund

shifty

skilful

slap-up

smacking

smashing

solid

splendiferous

splitting

stately

stocky

sturdy

sublime

sufficient

superb

swell

toughened

tremendous

stupendous

able-bodied

acute

apt

athletic

awesome

big

capable

capital

competent

concentrated

cordial

deep

doughty

drastic

Met koppelteken als

po‧tent

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: potent

In summary

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”).