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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Potency \Po"ten*cy\, n. [L. potentia, from potens, -entis,
     potent. See Potent, and cf. Potance, Potence,
     Puissance.]
     The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral
     power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a
     purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. ``Drugs of
     potency.'' --Hawthorne.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A place of potency and away o' the state. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Potency \Po"ten*cy\, n. [L. potentia, from potens, -entis,
     potent. See Potent, and cf. Potance, Potence,
     Puissance.]
     The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral
     power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a
     purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. ``Drugs of
     potency.'' --Hawthorne.
  
           A place of potency and away o' the state. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  potency
       n 1: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical
            effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the
            drinks" [syn: effectiveness, strength]
       2: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn: potential,
           potentiality]
       3: the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual
          intercourse

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  potency
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η δύναμη
     2 η ισχύς
     3 η δυναμική
     4 η ικανότητα ως προς κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  potency
     n.
     1 power, authority.
     2 The ability or capacity to perform something
     3 # (lb en usually of men) sexual virility: the ability to become
  erect or achieve orgasm.
     4 (lb en of alcoholic drinks of drugs) concentration; strength
     5 potentiality, ability, capacity.
     6 (lb en mathematics dated) cardinality.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  potency
     n.
     1 power, authority.
     2 The ability or capacity to perform something
     3 # (lb en usually of men) sexual virility: the ability to become
  erect or achieve orgasm.
     4 (lb en of alcoholic drinks of drugs) concentration; strength
     5 potentiality, ability, capacity.
     6 (lb en mathematics dated) cardinality.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  potency
     n.
     1 power, authority.
     2 The ability or capacity to perform something
     3 # (lb en usually of men) sexual virility: the ability to become
  erect or achieve orgasm.
     4 (lb en of alcoholic drinks of drugs) concentration; strength
     5 potentiality, ability, capacity.
     6 (lb en mathematics dated) cardinality.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  potency
     n.
     1 power, authority.
     2 The ability or capacity to perform something
     3 # (lb en usually of men) sexual virility: the ability to become
  erect or achieve orgasm.
     4 (lb en of alcoholic drinks of drugs) concentration; strength
     5 potentiality, ability, capacity.
     6 (lb en mathematics dated) cardinality.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  potency
     Engelska n.
     styrka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Potency /pˈəʊtənsi/
  الفعالية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  potency //ˈpəʊtənsi// 
  1. могъщество, мощ
  power
  2. сила
  strength

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/ 
  potence

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/ 
  vliv

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/
  sexuelle Leistungsfähigkeit , Zeugungskraft , Potenz 
           Note: des Mannes
     Synonym: sexual potency
  
           Note: of a man

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/
  Wirkstärke , Potenz  [pharm.]
           Note: eines Medikaments/Rauschmittels
           Note: of a drug/intoxicant

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/
  Wirkungsmacht , Wirkung 
           Note: von etw.
        "the potency of a narrative"  - die Wirkungsmacht eines erzählerischen Werkes
           Note: of sth.

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  potency //ˈpəʊtənsi// 
  1. kyky, potenssi
  ability or capacity to perform
  2. valta
  power
  3. voima
  strength

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/
  moć, moćnost, sila, snaga, sposobnost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/
  1. befolyás
  2. hathatóság
  3. erô
  4. potencia
  5. tekintély

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  potency /ˈpəʊtənsɪ/ 
   1.  siła, potęga
   2.  potencja

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/ 
  potência

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  potency /pˈəʊtənsi/
  1. kuvvet, kudret, güç
  2. yetki, salâhiyet
  3. etki, tesir
  4. nüfuz
  5. potansiyel
  6. erkeğin cinsel iktidarı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpoʊtənsi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  168 Moby Thesaurus words for "potency":
     amperage, armipotence, ascendancy, authoritativeness, authority,
     beef, birr, black power, brute force, capability, carnality,
     charge, charisma, charm, clout, cogence, cogency, coldness,
     compulsion, consequence, control, credit, decisiveness,
     demonic energy, dint, dominance, domination, drive, duress,
     dynamism, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, efficiency,
     eminence, enchantment, endurance, energy, ergal, esteem, favor,
     flesh, fleshliness, flower power, force, force majeure,
     forcefulness, fortitude, frigidity, full blast, full force, go,
     good feeling, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, hardiness, heartiness,
     hold, importance, impotence, incidental power, influence,
     influentiality, insinuation, intensity, intestinal fortitude,
     kinetic energy, leadership, leverage, libido, love, lovemaking,
     lustihood, lustiness, machismo, magisterialness, magnetism,
     main force, main strength, mana, manly vigor, marriage, mastery,
     might, might and main, mightiness, moment, moxie, muscle,
     muscle power, obstinacy, pep, personality, persuasion, pizzazz,
     poop, potence, potential energy, potentiality, power, power pack,
     power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, predominance,
     preponderance, prepotency, pressure, prestige, productiveness,
     productivity, puissance, pull, punch, purchase, push, reign,
     repute, robustness, ruggedness, rule, say, sensuality, sex drive,
     sexiness, sexual instinct, sexual power, sexual urge, sexualism,
     sexuality, sinew, stalwartness, stamina, staying power, steam,
     sticking power, stoutness, strength, strength of will,
     strenuousness, strong arm, sturdiness, suasion, subtle influence,
     suggestion, superiority, superpower, supremacy, sway, toughness,
     tuck, ultramasculinity, upper hand, validity, vehemence, vigor,
     vigorousness, vim, virileness, virility, virtue, virulence,
     vitality, voluptuousness, wattage, weight, whip hand
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.效力

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 力量,权力,效力

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