"powerful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpaʊəfəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpaʊɚfəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-powerful.ogg [US] Forms: more powerful [comparative], powerfuller [comparative], powerfuler [comparative], most powerful [superlative], powerfullest [superlative], powerfulest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pouerful}} Middle English pouerful, {{m|enm|powarfull}} powarfull, {{suffix|en|power|ful|pos=adjective}} power + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|more|powerfuller|powerfuler}} powerful (comparative more powerful or powerfuller or powerfuler, superlative most powerful or powerfullest or powerfulest)
  1. Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence. Translations (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence): δυνατός (dunatós) (Ancient Greek), ἰσχυρός (iskhurós) (Ancient Greek), قَوِيّ (qawiyy) (Arabic), ուժեղ (užeġ) (Armenian), հզոր (hzor) (Armenian), զորեղ (zoreġ) (Armenian), poderosu (Asturian), güclü (Azerbaijani), ahaldun (Basque), мо́цны (mócny) (Belarusian), магу́тны (mahútny) (Belarusian), пату́жны (patúžny) (Belarusian), শক্ত (śokto) (Bengali), galloudeg (Breton), мо́щен (móšten) (Bulgarian), могъ́щ (mogǎ́št) (Bulgarian), potent (Catalan), poderós (Catalan), کار بەدەست (kar bedest) (Central Kurdish), بەھێز (behêz) (Central Kurdish), ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏛ (ulanigidv) (Cherokee), 強大 (Chinese Mandarin), 强大 (qiángdà) (Chinese Mandarin), 強勁 (Chinese Mandarin), 强劲 (qiángjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 強力 (Chinese Mandarin), 强力 (qiánglì) (Chinese Mandarin), putente (Corsican), putenti (Corsican), potente (Corsican), mocný (Czech), účinný (Czech), machtig (Dutch), виян (vijan) (Eastern Mari), wsr-s-r:D40 (wsr) (Egyptian), potenca (Esperanto), võimas (Estonian), voimakas (Finnish), vahva (Finnish), mahtava (Finnish), voimallinen (Finnish), tehokas (Finnish), puissant (French), potent (Friulian), poderoso (Galician), potente (Galician), ძლევამოსილი (ʒlevamosili) (Georgian), ძლიერი (ʒlieri) (Georgian), გავლენიანი (gavleniani) (Georgian), mächtig (German), 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (mahteigs) (Gothic), ισχυρός (ischyrós) (Greek), pu'aka (Guaraní), עוצמתי (‘otsmatí) (Hebrew), öflugur [masculine] (Icelandic), voldugur [masculine] (Icelandic), máttugur [masculine] (Icelandic), kröftugur [masculine] (Icelandic), kraftmikill [masculine] (Icelandic), valdamikill [masculine] (Icelandic), cumhachtach (Irish), cumasach (Irish), láidir (Irish), éifeachtach (Irish), neartmhar (Irish), bríomhar (Irish), tréan (Irish), potente (Italian), efficace (Italian), 強力な (kyōryoku na) (alt: きょうりょくな) (Japanese), 強い (tsuyoi) (alt: つよい) (Japanese), күшті (küştı) (Kazakh), ខ្លាំងពូកែ (khlangpuukae) (Khmer), ខ្លាំងក្លា (khlangklaa) (Khmer), 강하다 (ganghada) (Korean), 강력하다 (gangnyeokhada) (Korean), күчтүү (küctüü) (Kyrgyz), imperiōsus (Latin), potens (Latin), моќен (moḱen) (Macedonian), berkuasa (Malay), poderoso (Mirandese), podroso (Mirandese), piêssant (Norman), kraftfull (Norwegian Bokmål), mektig (Norwegian Bokmål), kraftfull (Norwegian Nynorsk), mektig (Norwegian Nynorsk), wealdende (Old English), mihtiġ (Old English), قوی (qavi) (Persian), potent (Piedmontese), mocny (Polish), potężny (Polish), poderoso (Portuguese), potente (Portuguese), putént (Romagnol), могу́щественный (mogúščestvennyj) (Russian), могу́чий (mogúčij) (Russian), мо́щный (móščnyj) (Russian), влия́тельный (vlijátelʹnyj) (english: influential) (Russian), उग्र (ugra) (Sanskrit), विभूति (vibhūti) (Sanskrit), cumhachdach (Scottish Gaelic), мо̏ћан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mȍćan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mocný (Slovak), močan (Slovene), poderoso (Spanish), mäktig (Swedish), қавӣ (qavī) (Tajik), బలమైన (balamaina) (Telugu), శక్తివంతం (śaktivantaṁ) (Telugu), güçlü (Turkish), güýçli (Turkmen), могу́тній (mohútnij) (Ukrainian), міцни́й (micnýj) (Ukrainian), поту́жний (potúžnyj) (Ukrainian), kuchli (Uzbek), mạnh mẽ (Vietnamese), hùng mạnh (Vietnamese), hùng cường (Vietnamese), pwerus (Welsh), מעכטיג (mekhtig) (Yiddish), שטאַרק (shtark) [masculine] (Yiddish), כּוחדיק (koyekhdik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-powerful-en-adj-a4dzvVFm Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 19 13 31 26 Disambiguation of 'having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence': 74 6 8 11
  2. Leading to many or important deductions.
    Sense id: en-powerful-en-adj-mpLAhxu4 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 19 13 31 26
  3. (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-powerful-en-adj-VNp0PpZy Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 19 13 31 26 Topics: business, mining
  4. (mathematics, not comparable) Being a powerful number. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: squareful
    Sense id: en-powerful-en-adj-PI0QETmu Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English adverbs suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 16 20 15 29 20 Disambiguation of English adverbs suffixed with -ful: 12 18 11 36 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 14 37 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 19 13 31 26 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mightful [archaic], mighty, potent, powersome [dialectal], strengthful, strong, forceful, powreful, powrefull [obsolete] Derived forms: all-powerful, powerfully, powerfulness, powerful owl Related terms: strong

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈpaʊəfəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpaʊɚfəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-powerful.ogg [US] Forms: more powerful [comparative], most powerful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pouerful}} Middle English pouerful, {{m|enm|powarfull}} powarfull, {{suffix|en|power|ful|pos=adjective}} power + -ful Head templates: {{en-adv}} powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)
  1. (dialect, Southern US or archaic) very; extremely Tags: Southern-US, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-powerful-en-adv-Au4DtFvD Categories (other): Southern US English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 19 13 31 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: powreful, powrefull [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2004, George Carlin, “NOTHING CHANGES”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →OCLC, →OL, page 106",
          "text": "Dear Political Activists\nAll your chanting, marching, voting, picketing, boycotting and letter-writing will not change a thing; you will never right the wrongs of this world. The only thing your activity will accomplish is to make some of you feel better. Such activity makes powerless people feel useful, and provides them the illusion that they're making a difference. But it doesn't work. Nothing changes. The powerful keep the power. That's why they're called the powerful.",
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          "word": "শক্ত"
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          "word": "мо́щен"
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          "lang": "Cherokee",
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          "roman": "qiángjìng",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "强劲"
        },
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          "word": "強力"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
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          "roman": "qiánglì",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "võimas"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "voimakas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "vahva"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "mahtava"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "voimallinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "tehokas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "puissant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "potent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "poderoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "potente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ʒlevamosili",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "ძლევამოსილი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ʒlieri",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "ძლიერი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gavleniani",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "გავლენიანი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "mächtig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "mahteigs",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ischyrós",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "ισχυρός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "dunatós",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "δυνατός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "iskhurós",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "ἰσχυρός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "gn",
          "lang": "Guaraní",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "pu'aka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "‘otsmatí",
          "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
          "word": "עוצמתי"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 6 8 11",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
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      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "قَوِيّ"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "užeġ",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ուժեղ"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hzor",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "հզոր"
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      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "զորեղ"
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      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "poderosu"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "güclü"
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    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ahaldun"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mócny",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "мо́цны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mahútny",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "магу́тны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "patúžny",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "пату́жны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śokto",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "শক্ত"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "galloudeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "móšten",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "мо́щен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mogǎ́št",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "могъ́щ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "poderós"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "ulanigidv",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏛ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "強大"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiángdà",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "强大"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "強勁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiángjìng",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "强劲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "強力"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiánglì",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "强力"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "putente"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "putenti"
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    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potente"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mocný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "účinný"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "machtig"
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    {
      "code": "egy",
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      "roman": "wsr",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "wsr-s-r:D40"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potenca"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "võimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "voimakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "vahva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mahtava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "voimallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "tehokas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "puissant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potent"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "poderoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒlevamosili",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ძლევამოსილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒlieri",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ძლიერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gavleniani",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "გავლენიანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mächtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "mahteigs",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ischyrós",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ισχυρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dunatós",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "δυνατός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "iskhurós",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ἰσχυρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "pu'aka"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "‘otsmatí",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "עוצמתי"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "öflugur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voldugur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "máttugur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kröftugur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kraftmikill"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valdamikill"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "cumhachtach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "cumasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "láidir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "éifeachtach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "neartmhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "bríomhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "tréan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "efficace"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうりょくな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōryoku na",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "強力な"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つよい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuyoi",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "強い"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "küştı",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "күшті"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "khlangpuukae",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ខ្លាំងពូកែ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "khlangklaa",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "ខ្លាំងក្លា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ganghada",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "강하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gangnyeokhada",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "강력하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "kar bedest",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "کار بەدەست"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "behêz",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "بەھێز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "küctüü",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "күчтүү"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "imperiōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potens"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "moḱen",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "моќен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "berkuasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "vijan",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "виян"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwl",
      "lang": "Mirandese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "poderoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwl",
      "lang": "Mirandese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "podroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "piêssant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "kraftfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mektig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "kraftfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mektig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "wealdende"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mihtiġ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qavi",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "قوی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mocny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potężny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "poderoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "potente"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "putént"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mogúščestvennyj",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "могу́щественный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mogúčij",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "могу́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "móščnyj",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "мо́щный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "influential",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vlijátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "влия́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ugra",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "उग्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vibhūti",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "विभूति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "cumhachdach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мо̏ћан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mȍćan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mocný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "močan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "poderoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mäktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "qavī",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "қавӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "balamaina",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "బలమైన"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "śaktivantaṁ",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "శక్తివంతం"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "güçlü"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "güýçli"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mohútnij",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "могу́тній"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "micnýj",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "міцни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "potúžnyj",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "поту́жний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "kuchli"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "mạnh mẽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "hùng mạnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "hùng cường"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "pwerus"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mekhtig",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "מעכטיג"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shtark",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שטאַרק"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "koyekhdik",
      "sense": "having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence",
      "word": "כּוחדיק"
    }
  ],
  "word": "powerful"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English adjectives suffixed with -ful",
    "English adverbs",
    "English adverbs suffixed with -ful",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "pouerful"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English pouerful",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "powarfull"
      },
      "expansion": "powarfull",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "power",
        "3": "ful",
        "pos": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "power + -ful",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power + -ful.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more powerful",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most powerful",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pow‧er‧ful"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Southern US English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1972, John O'Grady, It's Your Shout, Mate, Ure Smith, page 59",
          "text": "\"She was stinkin' hot down here that summer, an' we were powerful dry.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very; extremely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialect, Southern US or archaic) very; extremely"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-US",
        "archaic",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpaʊəfəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpaʊɚfəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-powerful.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fd/En-us-powerful.ogg/En-us-powerful.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/En-us-powerful.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "powreful"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "powrefull"
    }
  ],
  "word": "powerful"
}

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