unpowerfuladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʊəf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpaʊ(ə)rf(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and powerful adj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, powerful adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + powerful adj., originally after Italian †impoderoso (1611 in Florio; compare quot. 1611).

Not powerful.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective]

unmightyeOE

weak1423

unmighta1450

unpowerful1611

dominionless1845

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Impoderoso, vnmightie, vnpowerfull.

a1631 R. Bolton Three-fold Treat.: Saints Guide (1634) 98 Sathan..labours to make the Word heard, unpowerfull and uneffectuall for the salvation of our soules.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 5 in Poems He..envy'ed him a Kings unpowerful Hate.

1777 J. Richardson Diss. Eastern Nations 21 A distinct body of harmless and unpowerful people.

1809 ‘Onesimus’ Pulpit I. 62 His voice, naturally unpowerful, frequently becomes inaudible.

1932 Proc. Acad. Polit. Sci. 15 69 She will have sympathetic and not unpowerful fellow-sufferers.

2001 J. Franzen Corrections 444 The powerful few subdued the unpowerful many by threatening violence.

Derivatives

unˈpowerfulness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [noun]

un-i-waldeOE

impotencea1420

debility1525

unpowerfulness1625

impuissance1645

imprevalencea1656

imprevalencya1656

impuissancy1701

weakness1838

1625 A. Darcie tr. P. de Bellegent in tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth French Ep. Ded. sig. a 4 It lies meerely in their owne vnpowerfulnesse, that they doe not ouerthrow his..Empire.

1994 J. Curra Understanding Social Deviance xv. 477 Legitimating ‘Unpowerfulness’... Many people come to believe in the legitimacy of the system and its particular distribution of scarce resources (including power) because of work by the powerful in society.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpowerful
释义	unpowerfuladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʊəf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌənˈpaʊ(ə)rf(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and powerful adj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, powerful adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + powerful adj., originally after Italian †impoderoso (1611 in Florio; compare quot. 1611). Not powerful. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] unmightyeOE weak1423 unmighta1450 unpowerful1611 dominionless1845 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Impoderoso, vnmightie, vnpowerfull. a1631 R. Bolton Three-fold Treat.: Saints Guide (1634) 98 Sathan..labours to make the Word heard, unpowerfull and uneffectuall for the salvation of our soules. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 5 in Poems He..envy'ed him a Kings unpowerful Hate. 1777 J. Richardson Diss. Eastern Nations 21 A distinct body of harmless and unpowerful people. 1809 ‘Onesimus’ Pulpit I. 62 His voice, naturally unpowerful, frequently becomes inaudible. 1932 Proc. Acad. Polit. Sci. 15 69 She will have sympathetic and not unpowerful fellow-sufferers. 2001 J. Franzen Corrections 444 The powerful few subdued the unpowerful many by threatening violence. Derivatives unˈpowerfulness n. rare ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [noun] un-i-waldeOE impotencea1420 debility1525 unpowerfulness1625 impuissance1645 imprevalencea1656 imprevalencya1656 impuissancy1701 weakness1838 1625 A. Darcie tr. P. de Bellegent in tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth French Ep. Ded. sig. a 4 It lies meerely in their owne vnpowerfulnesse, that they doe not ouerthrow his..Empire. 1994 J. Curra Understanding Social Deviance xv. 477 Legitimating ‘Unpowerfulness’... Many people come to believe in the legitimacy of the system and its particular distribution of scarce resources (including power) because of work by the powerful in society. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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