Potency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊtənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊtənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊtənsi/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊtənsi/.

Examples

he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
a place of potency in the state

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authorization effectiveness potential dominance potentiality say-so potence authorisation authority strength

Antonyms

impotence impotency

Parts of Speech

noun	the power or right to give orders or make decisions “he has the authority to issue warrants”
noun	capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects “the toxin's potency”
noun	the inherent capacity for coming into being
noun	the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

Word Forms

potent	adjective	having or wielding force or authority
dominate	verb	have dominance or the power to defeat over
potential	adjective	expected to become or be; in prospect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Potenz

die Macht oder das Recht, Befehle zu erteilen oder Entscheidungen zu treffen

🇫🇷French

puissance

le pouvoir ou le droit de donner des ordres ou de prendre des décisions

🇪🇸Spanish

potencia

el poder o derecho de dar órdenes o tomar decisiones

🇮🇹Italian

potenza

il potere o il diritto di impartire ordini o prendere decisioni

🇳🇱Dutch

potentie

de macht of het recht om bevelen te geven of beslissingen te nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

potência

o poder ou direito de dar ordens ou tomar decisões

🇷🇺Russian

потенция

власть или право отдавать приказы или принимать решения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शक्ति

आदेश देने या निर्णय लेने की शक्ति या अधिकार

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমতা

আদেশ দেওয়ার বা সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়ার ক্ষমতা বা অধিকার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆற்றல்

உத்தரவுகளை வழங்க அல்லது முடிவுகளை எடுக்க அதிகாரம் அல்லது உரிமை

🇮🇳Telugu

శక్తి

ఆదేశాలు ఇవ్వడానికి లేదా నిర్ణయాలు తీసుకునే అధికారం లేదా హక్కు

🇮🇳Marathi

सामर्थ्य

आदेश देण्याची किंवा निर्णय घेण्याची शक्ती किंवा अधिकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

શક્તિ

આદેશો આપવા અથવા નિર્ણયો લેવાની સત્તા અથવા અધિકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

ಆದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಧಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಹಕ್ಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീര്യം

ഉത്തരവുകൾ നൽകാനോ തീരുമാനങ്ങൾ എടുക്കാനോ ഉള്ള അധികാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവകാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਕਤ

ਹੁਕਮ ਦੇਣ ਜਾਂ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

طاقت

حکم دینے یا فیصلے کرنے کا اختیار یا حق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

效力

下达命令或做出决定的权力或权利

🇯🇵Japanese

効力

命令または決定を下す権限または権利

🇰🇷Korean

힘

명령을 내리거나 결정을 내릴 수 있는 권한이나 권리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiệu lực

quyền lực hoặc quyền ra lệnh hoặc đưa ra quyết định

🇹🇭Thai

ความแรง

อำนาจหรือสิทธิในการออกคำสั่งหรือตัดสินใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

potensi

kekuasaan atau hak untuk memberi perintah atau mengambil keputusan

🇵🇭Filipino

lakas

ang kapangyarihan o karapatang magbigay ng mga utos o gumawa ng mga desisyon

🇲🇾Malay

potensi

kuasa atau hak untuk memberi perintah atau membuat keputusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجولية

السلطة أو الحق في إصدار الأوامر أو اتخاذ القرارات

🇮🇷Persian

قدرت

قدرت یا حق دستور دادن یا تصمیم گیری

🇹🇷Turkish

kudret

emir verme veya karar verme yetkisi veya hakkı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹטֵנצִיָה

הכוח או הזכות לתת פקודות או לקבל החלטות

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