potence
potence · potences
Power or strength; potencyPower or strength; potency.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Power or strength; potency.
(countable, uncountable)A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock.
More definitions
- the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in MBorrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent.
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Forms
plural: potencesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse:potency
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable