"impotent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪm.pə.tənt/, /ˈɪm.pə.tɪnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impotent.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-impotent.wav [US] Forms: more impotent [comparative], most impotent [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|impotent}} Old French impotent, {{der|en|la|impotēns}} Latin impotēns, {{m|la|in-|pos=expresses negation}} in- (expresses negation), {{m|la|potēns|t=powerful}} potēns (“powerful”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} impotent (comparative more impotent, superlative most impotent)
  1. lacking physical strength or vigor; weak Categories (topical): People Synonyms: feeble, puny, weak Translations (lacking physical strength or vigor; weak): слаб (slab) (Bulgarian), безсилен (bezsilen) (Bulgarian), impotent (Catalan), impuissant [masculine] (French), नामर्द (nāmard) [masculine] (Hindi), नपुंसक (napunsak) [masculine] (Hindi), debole (Italian), бесси́льный (bessílʹnyj) (Russian), сла́бый (slábyj) (Russian), безси́лий (bezsýlyj) (Ukrainian), безси́льний (bezsýlʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impotent-en-adj-8xgAMJZ0 Disambiguation of People: 48 2 20 1 1 28 0 Disambiguation of 'lacking physical strength or vigor; weak': 77 11 2 0 9
  2. lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless Synonyms: helpless, powerless Translations (lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless): безпомощен (bezpomošten) (Bulgarian), impotent (Catalan), नामर्द (nāmard) [masculine] (Hindi), नपुंसक (napunsak) [masculine] (Hindi), impotente (Italian), бесси́льный (bessílʹnyj) (Russian), сла́бый (slábyj) (Russian), беспо́мощный (bespómoščnyj) (Russian), безси́лий (bezsýlyj) (Ukrainian), безси́льний (bezsýlʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impotent-en-adj-F6fX-mYh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 16 2 15 27 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 25 15 4 20 24 2 Disambiguation of 'lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless': 8 77 4 1 10
  3. incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi Translations (incapable of sexual intercourse): ἄστυτος (ástutos) (Ancient Greek), bawas (Bikol Central), импотентен (impotenten) (Bulgarian), impotent (Catalan), impotentní (Czech), impotent (Dutch), impotent (German), नामर्द (nāmard) [masculine] (Hindi), नपुंसक (napunsak) [masculine] (Hindi), impotente (Italian), импоте́нтный (impoténtnyj) (Russian), страда́ющий импотенцией (stradájuščij impotencijej) (Russian), impotent (Swedish), limawon (Tagalog), імпоте́нтний (impoténtnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impotent-en-adj-TMYN1Hj4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 16 2 15 27 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 25 15 4 20 24 2 Disambiguation of 'incapable of sexual intercourse': 1 1 95 0 2
  4. (of a male) sterile Translations (sterile): импотентен (impotenten) (Bulgarian), impotent (Catalan), नामर्द (nāmard) [masculine] (Hindi), नपुंसक (napunsak) [masculine] (Hindi), стери́льный (sterílʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-impotent-en-adj-BnTDyuGB Disambiguation of 'sterile': 1 4 1 94 1
  5. (obsolete) lacking self-restraint Tags: obsolete Synonyms: incontinent
    Sense id: en-impotent-en-adj-pogIfUqY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 16 2 15 27 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 25 15 4 20 24 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-impotent Related terms: impotence

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪm.pə.tənt/, /ˈɪm.pə.tɪnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impotent.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-impotent.wav [US] Forms: impotents [plural]
Etymology: From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|impotent}} Old French impotent, {{der|en|la|impotēns}} Latin impotēns, {{m|la|in-|pos=expresses negation}} in- (expresses negation), {{m|la|potēns|t=powerful}} potēns (“powerful”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} impotent (plural impotents)
  1. a man who has erectile dysfunction Synonyms: wet noodle
    Sense id: en-impotent-en-noun-gb5nfKlk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 16 2 15 27 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 25 15 4 20 24 2
  2. an impotent or powerless person
    Sense id: en-impotent-en-noun-r~9wdbrL

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for impotent meaning in English (13.3kB)

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          "text": "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent",
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