impotent
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impotent
- /ˈɪm.pə.tənt/
- /ˈɪm.pə.tɪnt/
Where it comes from
From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).
adjective more impotent · 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
- Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi. A person smeared with the excrement of a mouse was rendered impotent, according to Pliny the Elder.
- Sterile
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Lacking self-restraint
Then, impotent of tongue (her ſilence broke) / Thus turbulent in rattling tone ſhe ſpoke.
Similar: incontinent
Opposite: potent
noun impotents
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A man who has erectile dysfunction
Similar: wet noodle · Opposite: priapist
- An impotent or powerless person
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: weak, ineffectual, ineffective, unable, powerless, helplessness, impotence, incompetent, inefficient, helpless, penniless, incapable, disablement, disability, immobilized, limp
adjective
Opposite: potent
Translations
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adj lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
| Español | impotente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | नामर्द nāmard, नपुंसक napunsak |
| Français | impuissant |
| Italiano | debole |
| Русский | бесси́льный bessílʹnyj, сла́бый slábyj |
adj lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
| Español | impotente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | नामर्द nāmard, नपुंसक napunsak |
| Italiano | impotente |
| Русский | бесси́льный bessílʹnyj, сла́бый slábyj, беспо́мощный bespómoščnyj |
adj incapable of sexual intercourse
| 中文 | 不舉 /不举 bùjǔ, 不行 bùxíng |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | नामर्द nāmard, नपुंसक napunsak |
| Deutsch | impotent |
| Italiano | impotente |
| Русский | импоте́нтный impoténtnyj, страда́ющий импотенцией stradájuščij impotencijej |
adj sterile
| हिन्दी | नामर्द nāmard, नपुंसक napunsak |
|---|---|
| Русский | стери́льный sterílʹnyj |
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title = {impotent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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