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potence

[poht-ns] / ˈpoʊt ns /
NOUN
strength
Synonyms
STRONG
backbone body brawn brawniness clout courage durability energy firmness force fortitude hardiness health healthiness lustiness might muscle nerve physique pith potency pow power powerfulness powerhouse puissance robustness security sinew sock soundness stability stableness stalwartness steadiness steamroller stoutness sturdiness substance tenacity toughness verdure vigor vim vitality zip
WEAK
brute force strong arm thew
Antonyms
STRONG
apathy cowardice enervation fear idleness impotence inability inactivity incompetence infirmity insecurity instability laziness lethargy powerlessness timidity uncertainty weakness

Example Sentences

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Thus I shall venture to use potence, in order to express a specific degree of a power, in imitation of the Algebraists.

From Biographia Literaria by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Then suddenly it waked, for the moon was sinking, and the charm had lost its potence.

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic

Any attempt to enfilade his front by passing along the other flank was met by the broadsides of the six or eight ships drawn up en potence to the rear.

From The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

A rapid occupation Must start the needful perspiration, And through thy frame the liquor's potence fling.

From Faust by Taylor, Bayard

But in this there is no disadvantage; factors of such sovereign potence do not suffer from repetition.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin