Potence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊtəns/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊtəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊtəns/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊtəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

potency

Antonyms

impotence impotency

Word Forms

potent

adjective

(of a male) capable of copulation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Potenz

der Zustand der Potenz; die Fähigkeit eines Mannes, Geschlechtsverkehr zu haben

🇫🇷French

puissance

l'état d'être puissant; la capacité d'un homme à avoir des rapports sexuels

🇪🇸Spanish

potencia

el estado de ser potente; la capacidad de un hombre para tener relaciones sexuales

🇮🇹Italian

potenza

lo stato di essere potente; la capacità del maschio di avere rapporti sessuali

🇳🇱Dutch

macht

de staat van potent zijn; het vermogen van een man om geslachtsgemeenschap te hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

potência

o estado de ser potente; a capacidade de um homem de ter relações sexuais

🇷🇺Russian

сила

состояние могущества; способность мужчины к половому акту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामर्थ्य

शक्तिशाली होने की अवस्था या भाव; एक पुरुष की संभोग करने की क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমতা

শক্তিশালী হওয়ার অবস্থা; একজন পুরুষের যৌন মিলনের ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆற்றல்

ஆற்றல் வாய்ந்த நிலை; உடலுறவு கொள்ள ஒரு ஆணின் திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

శక్తి

శక్తివంతమైన స్థితి; లైంగిక సంబంధం కలిగి ఉండటానికి పురుషుడి సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

सामर्थ्य

सामर्थ्यवान असण्याची स्थिती; लैंगिक संभोग करण्याची पुरुषाची क्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામર્થ્ય

બળવાન હોવાની સ્થિતિ; જાતીય સંભોગ કરવાની પુરુષની ક્ષમતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

ಪ್ರಬಲವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಸಂಭೋಗ ಹೊಂದಲು ಪುರುಷನ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശക്തി

ശക്തനായ അവസ്ഥ; ലൈംഗിക ബന്ധത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടാനുള്ള പുരുഷൻ്റെ കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਕਤ

ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ; ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਮਰਦ ਦੀ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

طاقت

طاقتور ہونے کی حالت؛ جنسی ملاپ کرنے کی مرد کی صلاحیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

效力

强大的状态；男性进行性交的能力

🇯🇵Japanese

力

強力な状態。男性が性交する能力

🇰🇷Korean

잠재력

유력한 상태; 남성의 성관계 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiềm năng

trạng thái mạnh mẽ; khả năng quan hệ tình dục của nam giới

🇹🇭Thai

ศักยภาพ

สถานะของการมีศักยภาพ ความสามารถของผู้ชายในการมีเพศสัมพันธ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

potensi

keadaan menjadi kuat; kemampuan laki-laki untuk melakukan hubungan seksual

🇵🇭Filipino

lakas

ang estado ng pagiging makapangyarihan; kakayahan ng lalaki na makipagtalik

🇲🇾Malay

kekuatan

keadaan yang kuat; keupayaan lelaki untuk melakukan hubungan seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قوة

حالة كونها قوية. قدرة الرجل على ممارسة العلاقة الجنسية

🇮🇷Persian

قدرت

حالت قوی بودن؛ توانایی یک مرد برای داشتن رابطه جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

kudret

güçlü olma durumu; erkeğin cinsel ilişkiye girme kapasitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוצמה

המצב של להיות חזק; יכולתו של זכר לקיים יחסי מין

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The primary meaning of 'potence' is 'the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse'.

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Using 'potence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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