impotence
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French impotence, from Latin impotentia
Noun
impotence (usually uncountable, plural impotences)
- Powerlessness; incapacity
- John Milton
- O, impotence of mind in body strong!
- John Milton
- Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.
Related terms
Translations
powerlessness
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erectile dysfunction
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪmpotɛnt͡sɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɛntsɛ
Noun
impotence f
- impotence (inability to copulate or beget children)
Related terms
- See potence
Further reading
- impotence in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- impotence in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French
Noun
impotence f (plural impotences)
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