What does impotent mean?

impotent means "lacking power or ability". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in impotent?

impotent has 3 syllables: im-po-tent. The stress falls on "im". In IPA it is /ˈɪmpətənt/.

What is the opposite of impotent?

The recorded antonyms are potent, potent.

Is impotent a common word?

impotent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

impotent — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking power or ability
“Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent”
“felt impotent rage”
Antonymspotent
Similareffete ineffective impuissant
2.
(of a male) unable to copulate
Antonymspotent

Questions about impotent

What does impotent mean?: impotent means "lacking power or ability". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in impotent?: impotent has 3 syllables: im-po-tent. The stress falls on "im". In IPA it is /ˈɪmpətənt/.
What is the opposite of impotent?: The recorded antonyms are potent, potent.
Is impotent a common word?: impotent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for impotent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking power or ability
“Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent”
“felt impotent rage”
Antonymspotent
Similareffete ineffective impuissant
2.
(of a male) unable to copulate
Antonymspotent

Questions about impotent

What does impotent mean?: impotent means "lacking power or ability". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in impotent?: impotent has 3 syllables: im-po-tent. The stress falls on "im". In IPA it is /ˈɪmpətənt/.
What is the opposite of impotent?: The recorded antonyms are potent, potent.
Is impotent a common word?: impotent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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