impotent
(adjective) lacking power or ability; “Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent”- Freeman J.Dyson; “felt impotent rage”
impotent
(adjective) (of a male) unable to copulate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
impotent (comparative more impotent, superlative most impotent)
lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
Synonyms: feeble, puny, weak
lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
Synonyms: helpless, powerless
incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection
(of a male) sterile
(obsolete) lacking self-restraint
Synonym: incontinent
• potent
impotent (plural impotents)
a man who has erectile dysfunction
Synonym: wet noodle
Antonym: priapist
an impotent or powerless person
Source: Wiktionary
Im"po*tent, a. Etym: [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.)
Definition: Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren.
Im"po*tent, n.
Definition: One who is imoitent. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
