Potency
['pəʊtnsɪ] or ['potnsi]
Definition
(noun.) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; 'the toxin's potency'; 'the strength of the drinks'.
(noun.) the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse.
Editor: Maggie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence.
Editor: Seth
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Power, might, efficacy, force, strength, energy, vigor.[2]. Authority, influence, sway, control.
Inputed by Lewis
Examples
- In a strange uplift of elation she saw him, the being never to be revealed, awful in its potency, mystic and real. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But we also mean by capacity an ability, a power; and by potentiality potency, force. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- She sat in a fullness and a pure potency that was like apathy, mindless and immobile. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Inputed by Barnard