puissant

[ pyoo-uh-suhnt, pyoo-is-uhnt, pwis-uhnt ]

/ ˈpyu ə sənt, pyuˈɪs ənt, ˈpwɪs ənt /

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adjective Literary.

powerful; mighty; potent.

Origin of puissant

1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French <Vulgar Latin *possent- (stem of *possēns), for Latin potent- (stem of potēns), present participle of posse to be able, have power; see potent¹, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM puissant

pu·is·sant·ly, adverbo·ver·pu·is·sant, adjectiveo·ver·pu·is·sant·ly, adverb

Words nearby puissant

puh-leeze, puir, puirtith, puisne, puissance, puissant, puja, puka, pukatea, puke, pukeko

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Example sentences from the Web for puissant

At one time, indeed, she was almost as much thought of and talked about as her more civilised and puissant European sisters.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847|Various
The most puissant pen is powerless, the brightest colour too cold.
The War Trail|Mayne Reid
If a delusion, surely a delusion merely, not a crime, the most puissant spirit among us must allow.
The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter|Henry Hawkes Spink Jr.
Is it to be supposed for an instant that this puissant racial force was dissipated and lost?
The Quest for a Lost Race|Thomas E. Pickett

Half an hour later, Haward rose from his chair and bowed low as to some highborn and puissant dame.
Audrey|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for puissant

puissant

/ (ˈpjuːɪsənt) /

adjective

archaic, or poetic powerful

Derived forms of puissant

puissantly, adverb

Word Origin for puissant

C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin potēns mighty, from posse to have power

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单词	puissant
释义	puissant [ pyoo-uh-suhnt, pyoo-is-uhnt, pwis-uhnt ] / ˈpyu ə sənt, pyuˈɪs ənt, ˈpwɪs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR puissant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Literary. powerful; mighty; potent. Origin of puissant 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French <Vulgar Latin possent- (stem of possēns), for Latin potent- (stem of potēns), present participle of posse to be able, have power; see potent¹, -ant OTHER WORDS FROM puissant pu·is·sant·ly, adverbo·ver·pu·is·sant, adjectiveo·ver·pu·is·sant·ly, adverb Words nearby puissant puh-leeze, puir, puirtith, puisne, puissance, puissant, puja, puka, pukatea, puke, pukeko Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for puissant At one time, indeed, she was almost as much thought of and talked about as her more civilised and puissant European sisters. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847\|Various The most puissant pen is powerless, the brightest colour too cold. The War Trail\|Mayne Reid If a delusion, surely a delusion merely, not a crime, the most puissant spirit among us must allow. The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter\|Henry Hawkes Spink Jr. Is it to be supposed for an instant that this puissant racial force was dissipated and lost? The Quest for a Lost Race\|Thomas E. Pickett Half an hour later, Haward rose from his chair and bowed low as to some highborn and puissant dame. Audrey\|Mary Johnston British Dictionary definitions for puissant puissant / (ˈpjuːɪsənt) / adjective archaic, or poetic powerful Derived forms of puissant puissantly, adverb Word Origin for puissant C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin potēns mighty, from posse to have power 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 puissant able, able-bodied, active, athletic, big, capable, durable, enduring, energetic, firm, fixed, forceful, forcible, hale, hardy, hearty, heavy, mighty, muscular, potent
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puissant

adjective Literary.

Origin of puissant

OTHER WORDS FROM puissant

Words nearby puissant

Example sentences from the Web for puissant

British Dictionary definitions for puissant

adjective

Derived forms of puissant

Word Origin for puissant

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