potence

C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry

US /ˈpoʊtəns/ UK /ˈpəʊtəns/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
power, potency, or strength

The wizard drew on the full potence of his ancient spells.

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Synonyms

1 noun · power, potency, or strength potency power strength force vigor might

Opposites

impotence weakness

Word family

Related forms potent potency potentate impotence

Etymology

From Old French potence ('power'), from Latin potentia ('power, might'), from potens ('powerful'), present participle of posse ('to be able').

potentia Latin posse Latin

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# potence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈpoʊtəns
**IPA (UK):** ˈpəʊtəns

## Meanings
1. power, potency, or strength

## Examples
- The wizard drew on the full potence of his ancient spells.

## Synonyms
- potency
- power
- strength
- force
- vigor
- might

## Antonyms
- impotence
- weakness

## Related Forms
- potent
- potency
- potentate
- impotence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: potentia
- Root: posse

## Etymology
From Old French potence ('power'), from Latin potentia ('power, might'), from potens ('powerful'), present participle of posse ('to be able').

## AI Etymology
Potence is from Old French potence ('power'), from Latin potentia ('power, might'), from potens ('powerful'), present participle of posse ('to be able'). Important recorded forms include potentia (Latin) and posse (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers power, potency, or strength. The wider family includes related words such as potent, potency, potentate, and impotence.

## Topics
- Energy & Industry
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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