potent

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

puissant

potente

potente

mächtig

machtig

sterk

krachtig

fuerte

poderoso

forte

potente

stark

fort

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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”).