pollentadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒl(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈpɑl(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pollent-, pollēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin pollent-, pollēns powerful, strong, use as adjective of present participle of pollēre to be strong, of uncertain origin. Compare earlier equipollent adj. and slightly earlier prepollent adj.

Now archaic and rare.

Powerful, strong. Cf. pollency n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [adjective]

mightyeOE

craftyeOE

richeOE

strongeOE

wieldeOE

mainstrongOE

mightOE

keena1000

mightfullOE

mainfulc1225

reighc1225

starkc1275

boldc1300

fort13..

mightandc1350

strengthya1382

mightifula1400

bigc1400

powerfulc1450

puissant?c1450

mananta1500

mighteousa1500

potenta1500

potential?c1500

vailing1508

forcible1555

potentate1556

swingeing1567

powerable1580

strong-handed1598

strengthful1604

hogen mogen1648

powerlike1657

pollent1660

hogana1672

swayful1767

reverend1826

oomphy1955

kick-ass1977

1660 S. Pordage tr. Seneca Troades i. 1 The Head of Pollent Asia [L. pollentis Asiae]: The great work O' th' Gods above doth in its ruines Lurk.

1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1711) III. xi. 344 It peradventure only appertains to that sole all-pollent Testimony.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. viii. 146 An unimportant sword and blunderbuss, Against a foe, pollent in potency.

1909 W. Brownell Amer. Prose Masters 202 Every thought is pollent rather than purely reflective.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pollent
释义	pollentadj. Brit. /ˈpɒl(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈpɑl(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pollent-, pollēns. Etymology: < classical Latin pollent-, pollēns powerful, strong, use as adjective of present participle of pollēre to be strong, of uncertain origin. Compare earlier equipollent adj. and slightly earlier prepollent adj. Now archaic and rare. Powerful, strong. Cf. pollency n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [adjective] mightyeOE craftyeOE richeOE strongeOE wieldeOE mainstrongOE mightOE keena1000 mightfullOE mainfulc1225 reighc1225 starkc1275 boldc1300 fort13.. mightandc1350 strengthya1382 mightifula1400 bigc1400 powerfulc1450 puissant?c1450 mananta1500 mighteousa1500 potenta1500 potential?c1500 vailing1508 forcible1555 potentate1556 swingeing1567 powerable1580 strong-handed1598 strengthful1604 hogen mogen1648 powerlike1657 pollent1660 hogana1672 swayful1767 reverend1826 oomphy1955 kick-ass1977 1660 S. Pordage tr. Seneca Troades i. 1 The Head of Pollent Asia [L. pollentis Asiae]: The great work O' th' Gods above doth in its ruines Lurk. 1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1711) III. xi. 344 It peradventure only appertains to that sole all-pollent Testimony. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. viii. 146 An unimportant sword and blunderbuss, Against a foe, pollent in potency. 1909 W. Brownell Amer. Prose Masters 202 Every thought is pollent rather than purely reflective. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1660
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