potency
Power, authorityPower, authority.
» Expired medicine may lose its potency.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Power, authority.
(countable, uncountable)The ability or capacity to perform something
the inherent capacity for coming into being
The ability or capacity to perform something
(countable, uncountable, usually)Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm.
(countable, uncountable)Concentration; strength
(countable, uncountable)Potentiality, ability, capacity.
(countable, dated, uncountable)Cardinality.
Examples
3 sentencesExpired medicine may lose its potency.
Both vaccines require two doses for full potency.
Would regulating the potency of marijuana create new opportunities for the black market?
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin potentia. Doublet of Potenza.Borrowed from Latin potentia. Doublet of Potenza.
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Forms
plural: potenciesSynonyms
10 synonyms- capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects:effectivenessstrength
- the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse:potence
- the inherent capacity for coming into being:potentialpotentiality
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions:authorityauthorizationauthorisationdominancesay-so
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable