English-Thai Dictionary

potency

N ศักยภาพ  อำนาจ  ความสามารถ  พละกำลัง  power energy vigor influence control weakness sak-ka-ya-pab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POTENCY

n.[L. potentia, from potens; possum, posse. See Power. ] 1. Power; physical power, energy or efficacy; strength.
2. Moral power; influence; authority.
Now arriving
At place of potency and sway o' th' state.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POTENCY

Po "ten *cy, n. Etym: [L. potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. See Potent, and cf. Potance, Potence, Puissance. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

potency

po ten cy |ˈpōtnsē ˈpoʊtnsi | ▶noun ( pl. potencies ) 1 the power of something to affect the mind or body: a myth of enormous potency | the unexpected potency of the rum punch. • (in homeopathy ) the number of times a remedy has been diluted and succussed, taken as a measure of the strength of the effect it will produce: she was given a low potency twice daily. • Genetics the extent of the contribution of an allele toward the production of a phenotypic characteristic. • Biology a capacity in embryonic tissue for developing into a particular specialized tissue or organ. 2 a male's ability to achieve an erection or to reach orgasm: medications that diminish sexual potency.

 

Oxford Dictionary

potency

po |tency |ˈpəʊtnsi | ▶noun ( pl. potencies ) [ mass noun ] 1 the power of something to affect the mind or body: a myth of enormous potency | the unexpected potency of the rum punch. • [ count noun ] (in homeopathy ) the number of times a remedy has been diluted and succussed, taken as a measure of the strength of the effect it will produce: she was given a low potency twice daily. • Genetics the extent of the contribution of an allele towards the production of a phenotypic characteristic. • Biology a capacity in embryonic tissue for developing into a particular specialized tissue or organ. 2 a male's ability to achieve an erection or to reach orgasm: the myth of declining sexual potency with increasing age.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

potency

potency noun 1 the potency of his words: forcefulness, force, effectiveness, persuasiveness, cogency, influence, strength, authoritativeness, authority, power, powerfulness; literary puissance. 2 the potency of the drugs: strength, powerfulness, power, effectiveness; formal efficacy; efficaciousness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

potency

potency noun 1 the sheer potency of poetry: power, powerfulness, vigour, strength, might, mightiness, force, forcefulness; influence, dominance, energy, potential; literary puissance. 2 the potency of his words: forcefulness, force, effectiveness; persuasiveness, cogency, impressiveness, strength, authoritativeness, authority; power, powerfulness. 3 the potency of the drugs: strength, powerfulness, power; headiness; efficacy, effectiveness, efficaciousness; informal kick.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

potency

po ten cy /póʊt (ə )nsi /名詞 複 -cies 1 U (人 思想 意見などの )影響 (力 ), 威力, 勢力 .2 C (麻薬 酒などが心身に及ぼす )影響, 効果 ; (薬などの )効能, 効き目 .3 U (男性の )性的能力 .