Meaning of IMPOTENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'imputnt
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- [adj] lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
- [adj] (of a male) unable to copulate
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IMPOTENT is a 8 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | ineffective, ineffectual, unable, weak |
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| | Antonyms: | | potent, strong, virile | | |
| | See Also: | | infertile, powerless, unfertile | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Im"po*tent\, a. [F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis;
pref. im- not + potens potent, powerful. See {Potent}.]
1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether
physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity;
destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.
There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis
feet. --Acts xiv. 8.
O most lame and impotent conclusion! --Shak.
Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. --Addison.
2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled;
ungovernable; violent.
Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. --Dryden.
3. (Med.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to
copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren.
\Im"po*tent\, n.
One who is imoitent. [R.] --Shak.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Unable to have an erection adequate for sexual intercourse. |
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