HyperDic: impotent

English > 2 senses of the word *impotent*:
ADJECTIVE	all	impotent	lacking power or ability
ADJECTIVE	all	impotent	(of a male) unable to copulate

impotent > pronunciation
Sounds	ih'mpahtahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *impotent*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	lacking power or ability.
Examples	morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson "felt impotent rage"
Attribute of	potency, effectiveness, strength	Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
Narrower	effete	Deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective
	impuissant	lacking physical strength or vigor
	ineffective, ineffectual, unable	lacking in power or forcefulness
See also	powerless	lacking power
See also	sterile, unfertile, infertile	incapable of reproducing
Opposite	potent, strong, stiff	Having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Spanish	impotente
Catalan	impotent
Nouns	impotence, impotency	the quality of lacking strength or power
Adverbs	impotently	in a helpless manner

English > *impotent*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	(of a male) unable to copulate.
Opposite	potent, virile	(of a male) capable of copulation
Spanish	impotente
Catalan	impotent
Nouns	impotence, impotency	an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate

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