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[ poht-n-see ] / ˈpoʊt n si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR potency ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural po·ten·cies for 4-6. the state or quality of being potent. power; authority. efficacy; effectiveness; strength. capacity to be, become, or develop; potentiality. a person or thing exerting power or influence. Mathematics. cardinal number (def. 2). Origin of potencyFrom the Latin word potentia, dating back to 1530–40. See potent1, -ency SYNONYMS FOR potency1 strength, force, energy, capacity, potential. SEE SYNONYMS FOR potency ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM potencyo·ver·po·ten·cy, nounWords nearby potencypot cheese, poteen, Potëmkin, Potemkin village, potence, potency, potent, potentate, potential, potential cautery, potential difference Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for potencyThe problem comes at this point because the liquid loses its potency within an hour even in ideal conditions. Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World|Kent Sepkowitz|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST We need to believe that Taylor's actions yesterday are pure, or the transparency loses its potency. Taylor Swift Dumps Spotify, Igniting Turf War Between Spotify and Apple|Dale Eisinger|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST If one word—soccer (or football)—sums up Uruguay, two words—Luis Suárez—capture the potency of the Uruguayan game. Uruguay’s Luis Suárez Puts Two Stakes Through England’s Heart|Tunku Varadarajan|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Both are literally depictions of magical air, evocative of movement and potency stirring inside a writhing cloud. You Can Indeed Judge a Book By Its Cover|Brian Gresko|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is clear that potency matters, as Eric and Bonnie Kaplan discovered. The Deadliest Botox Has Arrived|Kent Sepkowitz|October 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Meantime the mystery of the water's potency seems to have been solved. The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard Souvenirs have, in their day, had all the potency of a bargain counter in a popular department store well advertised. A Pirate of Parts|Richard Neville Yet it forced itself upon her as something living, it roused some potency of her childhood in her, it had some relation to her. The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence In her no barriers seemed to have been set up against the potency of drinking. The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun It may be read in two hours, yet every paragraph in it has the potency of spiritual life. Comfort Found in Good Old Books|George Hamlin Fitch
British Dictionary definitions for potency
noun plural -tencies or -tencesthe state or quality of being potent latent or inherent capacity for growth or development Word Origin for potencyC16: from Latin potentia power, from posse to be able Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to potencyvigor, efficiency, capability, efficacy, control, force, sock, energy, influence, authority, juice, zing, go, zap, strength, capacity, zip, pep, sinew, puissance Medical definitions for potency
n.The quality or condition of being potent. The pharmacological activity of a compound. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |