puissance

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) power, might or potency
2. (countable, uncountable) The high-jump component of the sport of show jumping.

Synonyms

power

sway

might

force

strength

dominion

faculty

great

intrepidity

manpower

office

🏢

pithiness

potency

powerful

puissant

reign

robustness

rulership

run

sceptre

sovereignty

sturdiness

thews

valiant

vigor

vigorousness

vigour

vim

virtue

ability

great strength

authority

brawn

control

dominance

Translations

puissance

δύναμη

Kraft

النّفوذ، القوة

σφοδρότητα

force

ισχύς

قُوّة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: puissaunce

In summary

From Middle English puissaunce, from Anglo-Norman puissance, pusaunce, and other forms, from Old French puissant (“powerful”).