Noun: potency pow-t(u)n(t)-see
- The power or right to give orders or make decisions
"a place of potency in the state";
- authority, authorization, authorisation [Brit], dominance, say-so
- Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
"the toxin's potency";
- effectiveness, strength
- The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
"The advertisement claimed the herbal supplement would improve male potency";
- potence
- The inherent capacity for coming into being
"The potency of the new drug treatment was evident in early trials";
- potential, potentiality
Derived forms: potencies
See also: impotent, possible, potent, potential, stiff, strong
Type of: control, physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state, possibility, possibleness, power, powerfulness
Antonym: impotence
Encyclopedia: Potency