Potent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having great influence

having or wielding force or authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊtənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊtənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊtənt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊtənt/.

Examples

providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
a potent toxin
potent liquor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

powerful stiff strong virile

Antonyms

impotent

Parts of Speech

adjective	having great influence
adjective	having or wielding force or authority “providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons”
adjective	having a strong physiological or chemical effect; ; ; , “a potent toxin”
adjective	(of a male) capable of copulation

Word Forms

powerfulness	noun	possession of controlling influence
potency	noun	the power or right to give orders or make decisions
virility	noun	the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

puissant

avoir une grande influence

🇪🇸Spanish

potente

teniendo gran influencia

🇮🇹Italian

potente

avendo una grande influenza

🇳🇱Dutch

krachtig

grote invloed hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

potente

tendo grande influência

🇷🇺Russian

мощный

имеющий большое влияние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शक्तिशाली

बहुत प्रभाव डाल रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

শক্তিশালী

মহান প্রভাব আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆற்றல் வாய்ந்த

பெரும் செல்வாக்கு கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

శక్తివంతమైన

గొప్ప ప్రభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

शक्तिशाली

मोठा प्रभाव आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળવાન

મહાન પ્રભાવ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಬಲ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശക്തമായ

വലിയ സ്വാധീനമുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਕਤਵਰ

ਬਹੁਤ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

طاقتور

بڑا اثر و رسوخ ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有力的

有很大影响力

🇯🇵Japanese

強力な

大きな影響力を持つ

🇰🇷Korean

유력한

큰 영향력을 갖고 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạnh mẽ

có ảnh hưởng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

มีพลัง

มีอิทธิพลอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

ampuh

mempunyai pengaruh yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

makapangyarihan

pagkakaroon ng malaking impluwensya

🇲🇾Malay

mujarab

mempunyai pengaruh yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قوية

لها تأثير كبير

🇮🇷Persian

قوی

داشتن نفوذ زیادی

🇹🇷Turkish

güçlü

büyük etkiye sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָזָק

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