| NOUN | attribute | potency, authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so | the power or right to give orders or make decisions |
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| attribute | potency, effectiveness, strength | capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects | |
| state | potency, potential, potentiality | the inherent capacity for coming into being | |
| state | potency, potence | the state of being potent |
| Sounds | pow'tahnsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | The power or right to give orders or make decisions. | |
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| Example | "a place of potency in the state" | |
| Synonyms | authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so | |
| Narrower | carte blanche | complete freedom or authority to act |
| command | The power or authority to command | |
| imperium | supreme authority | |
| lordship | The authority of a lord | |
| muscle | authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) | |
| power of appointment | authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property | |
| sovereignty | The authority of a state to govern another state | |
| Broader | control | Power to direct or determine |
| Spanish | autoridad, autorización, dominación, dominio | |
| Catalan | autoritat, autorització, dominació, domini | |
| Adjectives | potent | having or wielding force or authority |
| Meaning | Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects. | |
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| Example | "the toxin's potency" | |
| Synonyms | effectiveness, strength | |
| Attributes | impotent | lacking power or ability |
| potent, strong, stiff | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect | |
| Broader | power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence |
| Spanish | eficacia, fuerza, potencia | |
| Catalan | eficàcia, potència | |
| Adjectives | potent | having a strong physiological or chemical effect |
| Meaning | The inherent capacity for coming into being. | |
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| Synonyms | potential, potentiality | |
| Attributes | potential, possible | Existing in possibility |
| Narrower | latency | The state of being not yet evident / evident or active / active |
| prospect, chance | The possibility of future success | |
| Broader | possibility, possibleness | capability of existing or happening / happening / happening or being true |
| Spanish | potencial | |
| Catalan | potencial | |
| Adjectives | potential | existing in possibility |
| potential | expected to become or be | |
| Meaning | The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse. | |
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| Synonym | potence | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Opposite | impotence, impotency | An inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate |
| Spanish | potencia | |
| Catalan | potència | |
| Adjectives | potent | (of a male) capable of copulation |
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