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- [poht-ns]
- /ˈpoʊt ns/
- /pˈəʊtəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poht-ns]
- /ˈpoʊt ns/
Definition of potence word
- abbreviation POTENCE potency. 1
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Origin of potence
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Old French < Latin potentia potency
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Parts of speech for Potence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
potence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
potence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for potence
noun potence
- brute force — physical strength, power
- gallows — a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.
- gibbet — a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.
- hardiness — the capacity for enduring or sustaining hardship, privation, etc.; capability of surviving under unfavorable conditions.
- hangings — Plural form of hanging.
Antonyms for potence
abbreviation potence
- impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
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