potent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 External links 2 Swedish 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin potens (“‘powerful, strong, potent’”), ppr. of posse (“‘to be able’”) < potis (“‘able, powerful, orig. a lord, master’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpəʊtənt/
• Rhymes: -əʊtənt

[edit] Adjective

potent (comparative more potent, superlative most potent)

1. Possessing strength
2. Being effective in small quantities.
3. Having a sharp or offensive taste.
4. (of a male) able to procreate.
5. very powerful or effective.

[edit] Antonyms

• impotent

[edit] Related terms

• potence
• potency
• potentate
• potential
• potentiality

[edit] External links

• potent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• potent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Adjective

Inflections of potent Comparation by mer and mest
Indefinite singular	Common	potent
	Neuter	potent
Definite singular	Masc.	potente
	All	potenta
Plural		potenta

1. potent, being effective in small quantities.