puissant
puissant · more puissant · most puissant
Powerful, mighty, having authorityPowerful, mighty, having authority.
UK/ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/US/ˈpjuəsənt/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, literary)Powerful, mighty, having authority.
могу́щественныйmogúščestvennyj
powerful or influential
Translations
3 languagesРусский
powerful, mighty:
Origin
From Middle English puissaunt, from Middle French puissant, poissant, Anglo-Norman puissanFrom Middle English puissaunt, from Middle French puissant, poissant, Anglo-Norman puissant, Old French pussant, et al., present participle of pooir (“to be able”), ultimately from Latin posse (“be able”).
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Forms
more puissant, most puissant| Comparative | more puissant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most puissant Lesson |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedpuissance
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form