English-Thai Dictionary

powerful

ADJ ที่ มีประสิทธิภาพ  ti-me-pra-sid-ti-pab

 

powerful

ADJ ที่ มีอิทธิพล  strong forceful potent weak impotent ti-me-aid-ti-pon

 

powerful

ADJ ที่ โน้มน้าว เก่ง  ti-nao-nom-kang

 

powerful

ADJ แข็งแรง  strong forceful potent weak impotent kang-rang

 

powerful

ADV อย่างมาก  extremely yang-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POWERFUL

a.Having great physical or mechanical power; strong; forcible; mighty; as a powerful army or navy; a powerful engine. 1. Having great moral power; forcible to persuade or convince the mind; as a powerful reason or argument.
2. Possessing great political and military power; strong in extent of dominion or national resources; potent; as a powerful monarch or prince; a powerful nation.
3. Efficacious; possessing or exerting great force or producing great effects; as a powerful medicine.
4. In general, able to produce great effects; exerting great force or energy; as a powerful eloquence.
The word of God is quick and powerful. Hebrews 4:12.
5. Strong; intense; as a powerful heat or light.

 

POWERFULLY

adv. With great force or energy; potently; mightily; with great effect; forcibly; either in a physical or moral sense. Certain medicines operate powerfully on the stomach; the practice of virtue is powerfully recommended by its utility.

 

POWERFULNESS

n.The quality of having or exerting great power; force; power; might.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POWERFUL

POWERFUL Pow "er *ful, a.

 

1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel. The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. Shak.

 

2. (Mining )

 

Defn: Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.

 

Syn. -- Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense. -- Pow "er *ful *ly, adv. -- Pow "er *ful *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

powerful

pow er ful |ˈpou (-ə )rfəl ˈpaʊ (ə )rfəl | ▶adjective having great power or strength: a fast, powerful car | computers are now more compact and powerful. • (of a person, organization, or country ) having control and influence over people and events: the world's most powerful nation. • having a strong effect on people's feelings or thoughts: his photomontages are powerful antiwar images. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] chiefly dialect very: walking in this weather is powerful hot work. DERIVATIVES pow er ful ly |-f (ə )lē |adverb, pow er ful ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

powerful

power |ful |ˈpaʊəfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective having great power or strength: a fast, powerful car | computers are now more compact and powerful. • having control and influence over people and events: the world's most powerful nation. • having a strong effect on people's feelings or thoughts: his photomontages are powerful anti-war images. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] chiefly dialect very: walking is powerful hot work. DERIVATIVES powerfully adverb, powerfulness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

powerful

powerful adjective 1 powerful shoulders: strong, muscular, muscly, sturdy, strapping, robust, brawny, burly, athletic, manly, well built, solid; informal beefy, hunky; dated stalwart; literary stark, thewy. ANTONYMS weak. 2 a powerful drink: intoxicating, hard, strong, stiff, industrial-strength; formal spirituous. 3 a powerful blow: violent, forceful, hard, mighty. ANTONYMS gentle. 4 he felt a powerful desire to kiss her: intense, keen, fierce, passionate, ardent, burning, strong, irresistible, overpowering, overwhelming. 5 a powerful nation: influential, strong, important, dominant, commanding, potent, forceful, formidable; literary puissant. ANTONYMS weak, powerless. 6 a powerful critique: cogent, compelling, convincing, persuasive, forceful; dramatic, graphic, vivid, moving. ANTONYMS ineffective.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

powerful

powerful adjective 1 his powerful shoulders bulged under his suit: strong, muscular, muscly, sturdy, strapping, robust, mighty, hefty, brawny, burly, husky, athletic, manly, well built, Herculean, tough, solid, substantial, lusty; informal beefy, hunky; dated stalwart; literary stark, thewy. ANTONYMS weak. 2 a powerful local aperitif: intoxicating, heady, hard, strong, stiff; rare spirituous, intoxicant. 3 a powerful blow across the face: violent, forceful, heavy, hard, mighty, vigorous, hefty, thunderous. ANTONYMS gentle. 4 he felt a powerful desire to kiss her: intense, keen, acute, fierce, violent, passionate, ardent, burning, consuming, strong, irresistible, overpowering, overwhelming, fervent, fervid. 5 a powerful nation: influential, strong, high-powered, important, controlling, dominant, commanding, potent, forceful, vigorous, dynamic, formidable, redoubtable; informal big, high-octane; literary puissant. ANTONYMS weak, powerless. 6 a powerful and detailed critique of current thinking in social research: cogent, compelling, convincing, persuasive, eloquent, impressive, striking, telling, influential; forceful, strong, effective; dramatic, passionate, graphic, vivid, moving, potent, authoritative, great, weighty, vigorous, forcible, irresistible, substantial. ANTONYMS ineffective. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD powerful, strong On the face of it, these two words are very similar in meaning: a powerful argument is much the same as a strong argument. However, powerful is rarely used of drink, for example, or strong of an engine: one talks of strong drink and powerful engines, because powerful tends to imply dynamic force —an ability to exert it while performing actions —while strong tends to imply static force, or an ability to resist it. So, with many nouns that can be described as either powerful or strong, the two words mean different things: a powerful nation is one that has influence abroad, while a strong nation has a sense of nationhood that can resist outside pressure. A powerful tool can perform a lot of useful work (the steam hammer is an extremely powerful tool for working iron ), while a strong tool will stand heavy use or pressure without breaking (the resulting forged tool is far stronger than a cheap two-part construction ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

powerful

pow er ful /páʊə r f (ə )l /→power 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 組織などが 〉有力な , 権力のある , 勢力をもつ, 〈国が 〉強大な (influential )(↔powerless ); 〈影響などが 〉強い ▸ the most powerful man in America アメリカで最も影響力のある人物 ▸ Love is a powerful influence on destiny .愛は運命に大きな影響を与える 2 〈議論 証拠などが 〉説得力のある , 人をうなずかせる ; 〈作品 著作が 〉心を強く動かす, 感情に強く訴える ▸ a powerful reason 納得のいく理由 ▸ a powerful performance 迫力のある演技 3 〈道具 エンジン 武器などが 〉強力な , 威力のある ; 〈コンピュータが 〉処理能力の高い ; 〈レンズなどが 〉倍率が高い ▸ a powerful tool 強力な道具 [手段 ]4 〈人 動物などが 〉 (肉体的に )強い, たくましい ; 〈筋力が 〉強靭 （きようじん ）な ; 〈視力が 〉非常によい ; 〈軍隊 チームなどが 〉強力な .5 〈爆撃 打撃などが 〉強烈な .6 〈薬などが 〉効力 [効能 ]のある, よく効く .7 〈光 音などが 〉強い ; 〈味 においが 〉強烈な ; 〈声が 〉力強い .8 ｟米 方言 ｠多くの (!lot, amountなどを修飾 ) .副詞 ｟米 方言 ｠非常に (very ).～ly 副詞 強力に, 力強く, 頑丈に, たくましく .～ness 名詞 U 強大さ, 力強さ .