powerless impotent

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• powerless — powerless, impotent both mean unable to effect one s purpose, intention, or end. Powerless denotes merely lack of power or efficacy which is often temporary or relative to a specific purpose or situation {he suddenly found himself powerless to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• impotent — (adj.) late 14c., physically weak, enfeebled, crippled, from O.Fr. impotent powerless, weak, incapable, from L. imponentem (nom. impotens) lacking control, powerless, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + ponentem… …   Etymology dictionary

• impotent — index barren, devoid, disabled (deprived of legal right), disabled (made incapable), expendable, harmless, helpless (powerless) …   Law dictionary

• impotent — [im′pə tənt] adj. [OFr < L impotens: see IN 2 & POTENT] 1. lacking physical strength; weak 2. ineffective, powerless, or helpless [impotent rage] 3. unable to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. because of an inability to have or sustain an… …   English World dictionary

• impotent — 1 *powerless Analogous words: ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient: incapable, incompetent: disabled, crippled, debilitated, enfeebled (see WEAKEN) Antonyms: potent Contrasted words: *powerful, puissant, forceful, forcible:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• impotent — [adj] disabled; unable to perform action barren, crippled, dud, effete, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, forceless, frail, gutless, helpless, inadequate, incapable, incapacitated, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, infecund, infirm,… …   New thesaurus

• impotent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) helpless or powerless. 2) (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve an erection or orgasm. DERIVATIVES impotence noun impotency noun impotently adverb …   English terms dictionary

• Powerless — Pow er*less, a. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect. {Pow er*less*ly}, adv. {Pow er*less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• powerless — I adjective abrogated, adynamic, asthenic, canceled, crippled, debilitated, decrepit, defenseless, deposed, disabled, disqualified, drooping, droopy, effete, emasculated, exhausted, faint, faintish, feeble, figurehead, flaccid, forceless, fragile …   Law dictionary

• powerless — [adj] weak; unable blank, chicken*, debilitated, defenseless, dependent, disabled, disenfranchised, etiolated, feeble, frail, gutless, helpless, impotent, incapable, incapacitated, ineffective, ineffectual, inert, infirm, out of gas*, paralyzed,… …   New thesaurus

• impotent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Weak] Syn. powerless, ineffective, inept, infirm; see unable , weak 1 . 2. [Sterile] Syn. barren, frigid, unproductive; see sterile 1 . See Synonym Study at sterile . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.… …   English dictionary for students