potency
- (countable, uncountable) Power, authority.
- (countable, uncountable) The ability or capacity to perform something
- (countable, uncountable, usually) The ability or capacity to perform something
- (countable, uncountable) Concentration; strength
- (countable, uncountable) Potentiality, ability, capacity.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) Cardinality.
Opposite of
impotence
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpəʊtənsi/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin potentia. Doublet of Potenza.
ability
latent force
potencia
Potenz
puissance
potência
güç
kracht
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