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Webster 1913 Edition
Impotent
Im′po-tent
,Adj.
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! Shakespeare
Not slow to hear,
Nor
Nor
impotent
to save. Addison.
2.
Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.
Impotent
of tongue, her silence broke. Dryden.
Im′po-tent
,Noun.
One who is impotent.
[R.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Impotent
IM'POTENT
,Adj.
1.
Weak; feeble; wanting strength or power; unable by nature, or disabled by disease or accident to perform any act. I know thou wast not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.
2.
Wanting the power of propagation, as males.3.
Wanting the power of restraint; not having the command over; as impotent of tongue.IM'POTENT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
impotent
impotent
English
Adjective
impotent (comparative more impotent, superlative most impotent)
- Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak.
- Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
- Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent (Freeman J. Dyson).
- Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection.
- (of a male) Sterile.
- (obsolete) Lacking self-restraint.
- Dryden
- Impotent of tongue, her silence broke.
- Dryden
Synonyms
- (lacking strength): feeble, puny, weak
- (lacking power): helpless, powerless
- (incapable of sexual intercourse):
- (lacking self-restraint): incontinent
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
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lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
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incapable of sexual intercourse
sterile
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Noun
impotent (plural impotents)
- An impotent or powerless person.
French
Adjective
impotent m (feminine singular impotente, masculine plural impotents, feminine plural impotentes)
Middle French
Adjective
impotent m (feminine singular impotente, masculine plural impotens, feminine plural impotentes)
- impotent (incapable of sexual intercourse)