impotent

Meaning

Adj

1. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
2. Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
3. Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi.
4. Sterile
5. (obsolete) Lacking self-restraint

Noun

1. A man who has erectile dysfunction
2. An impotent or powerless person

Opposite of

priapist

Synonyms

powerless

weak

sterile

helpless

feeble

unable

incapable

barren

ineffective

infertile

unproductive

impotence

impuissant

enervated

incompetent

not in a position

ineffectual

inefficient

infecund

too weak

languishing

languorous

listless

man

👨

neuter

nugatory

emasculated

puny

sappy

shiftless

sleazy

slender

slimsy

softy

stand

disabled

tardy

thin

toothless

twiggy

decrepit

uncharged

underdog

underfed

undynamic

unfit

unfruitful

unforceful

vulnerable

wan

Translations

impuissant

impotente

impotente

stérile

impotent

impotent

impotent

impotent

ανίκανος

unfähig

aciz

impuissance

incapace

inermis

αδύναμος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪm.pə.tənt/

Etymology

From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).