impuissance
Impotence, weaknessImpotence, weakness.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Impotence, weakness.
More definitions
- powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French impuissance.Borrowed from Middle French impuissance.
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Forms
plural: impuissances| Singular | impuissance |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- powerlessness revealed by an inability to act:helplessnessweakness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedimpuissant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable