potent
/ˈpoʊt(ə)nt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
adj
adj
Able to differentiate.
Example Sentences
- "harsh and potent injuries"
- "Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence."
- "When the party reach the bridegroom's house on their return, his mother and the other women come out, and burn a little mustard and human hair in a lamp, the unpleasant smell emitted by these articles being considered potent to drive away evil spirits."
- "Still today, 400 years on, they remain potent wounds indeed: “When I think of what Oñate did to the Acoma Pueblo,” said a member of Sandia Pueblo in 1998 during the fourth centennial of his conquest, “I have a vision of Indian men lined up to have one foot cut off.”"
- "a potent argument"
- "Moses once more his potent rod extends."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: potent, potens
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpoʊt(ə)nt/
- British English: /ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/