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impuissant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-puis-sant
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

weak; feeble; lacking power

Etymology

French, from prefix im- (“not”) + puissant. See puissant.

Inflected Forms

more impuissant (comparative) most impuissant (superlative)

Questions

What does impuissant mean?
weak; feeble; lacking power
Where does impuissant come from?
French, from prefix im- (“not”) + puissant. See puissant.

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