potent

CEFRC1

/ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very powerful or effective.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Powerful; possessing power; effective.

Examples

  • New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?

  • His influence is still potent.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [-n̩ʔ]
  • [ˈpʰəʉ̯ʔn̩t]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Possessing authority or influence; persuasive, convincing.

  2. Possessing strong physical or chemical properties.

  3. Able to procreate.

More examples

In context

  • a potent drink; a potent solvent; a potent medicine

  • a potent argument

  • Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English potent, borrowed from Latin potens, potentis (“powerful, strong, potent”), present participle of posse (“to be able”), from potis (“able, powerful, originally a lord, master”).