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Impotent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Impotent? [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 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Impotent: ineffective \| ineffectual \| unable \| weak Related Terms \| Find terms related to Impotent: acarpous \| aimless \| anemic \| arid \| asexual \| asthenic \| barren \| blank cartridge \| bloodless \| careless \| castrated \| castrato \| celibate \| chicken \| childless \| cold \| cowardly \| crippled \| debilitated \| desert \| desolate \| disabled \| drained \| dried-up \| drooping \| droopy \| dry \| dud \| dull \| easy \| easygoing \| effete \| emasculate \| emasculated \| enervated \| enfeebled \| etiolated \| eunuch \| eunuchized \| exhausted \| faint \| faintish \| fallow \| featherweight \| feckless \| feeble \| flabby \| flaccid \| floppy \| forceless \| frail \| frigid \| fruitless \| frustrated \| gaunt \| gelded \| gelding \| gone \| gutless \| helpless \| imbecile \| imprecise \| inadequate \| incompetent \| indifferent \| ineffective \| ineffectual \| inefficacious \| inept \| infecund \| infertile \| infirm \| invalid \| invertebrate \| issueless \| jejune \| languid \| languorous \| lax \| leached \| lenient \| lightweight \| limber \| limp \| listless \| loose \| lustless \| marrowless \| meaningless \| menopausal \| negligent \| nerveless \| neuter \| neutral \| no go \| no-account \| nonfertile \| nonproducing \| nonproductive \| nonprolific \| of no account \| of no use \| overindulgent \| overpermissive \| permissive \| pithless \| pointless \| pooped \| powerless \| purposeless \| relaxed \| remiss \| rubbery \| sapless \| sexless \| sine prole \| sinewless \| slack \| slipshod \| sloppy \| soft \| spineless \| sterile \| strengthless \| sucked dry \| superfluous \| teemless \| unauthoritative \| unavailing \| uncultivated \| unfertile \| unfruitful \| unhardened \| unnerved \| unplowed \| unproductive \| unprolific \| unrestrained \| unsexed \| unsexual \| unsown \| unstrung \| untilled \| useless \| virgin \| waste \| wasted \| weak \| weakling \| weakly \| without any weight \| without issue See Also \| infertile \| powerless \| unfertile Impotent In Webster's Dictionary \Im"potent\, 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"potent\, n. One who is imoitent. [R.] --Shak.

Impotent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impotent?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Impotent: ineffective | ineffectual | unable | weak

See Also | infertile | powerless | unfertile

Impotent In Webster's Dictionary

\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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