Potent Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

potent

/ˈpoʊtn̩t/

adjective

potent

/ˈpoʊtn̩t/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of POTENT

[more potent; most potent]

1

a

:

very effective or strong

• potent medicine
• The tea was potent.

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b

:

having a very powerful effect or influence on someone

• He had potent arguments for going to war.
• Her story serves as a potent reminder of the dangers of drug use.

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2

of a man

:

able to have sex

— opposite impotent

— potently

adverb

• a potently meaningful speech

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