potency

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

potential authority effectiveness dominance authorization potentiality strength potence say-so birr control power might effect energy

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Antonyms

impotency delay collapse doubt inability disability

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Hypernyms

control power possibility powerfulness possibleness physical condition

Hyponyms

lordship punch imperium command chance muscle

Related terms

potential potent impotent potentiality impotence potentate

Phrases with the word

nuclear potency binding potency high potency mutagenic potency

Examples

The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency - half tiger, half poet. Yehudi Menuhin

Giving is the highest expression of potency. Erich Fromm

Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man. Ai Weiwei

Palestine is our unforgettable historic home. The very name would be a force of marvelous potency for summoning our people together. Theodor Herzl

By the sense of mystery I understand the experience of certain places and times when one's whole nature seems to be in touch with a prescence, a genius loci, a potency. Richard Aldington

Fashion is a potency in art, making it hard to judge between the temporary and the lasting. Edmund Clarence Stedman

Close letter words and terms

Potemkinian Potempa potence potender potent potent ability