impotent
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im·po·tent
(ĭm'pə-tənt) 
adj.
adj.
- Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak.
- Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless: "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent" (Freeman J. Dyson).
- Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection.
- Sterile. Used of males.
- Obsolete. Lacking self-restraint.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin impotēns, impotent- : in-, not; see in-1 + potēns, potent; see potent.]
impotently im'po·tent·ly adv.Roget's Thesaurus:
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impotent
adjective
- Lacking power or strength: helpless, powerless. See ability/inability, help/harm/harmless.
- Not capable of accomplishing anything: helpless, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, powerless, weak. See ability/inability, strong/weak.
- Unable to produce offspring: barren, childless, infertile, sterile, unfruitful. See rich/poor.
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impotent
adj
Definition: disabled; unable to perform action
Antonyms: able, capable, fertile, potent, productive, strong
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impotent
IN BRIEF: Helpless, lacking in power. Also: Sterile. Used of males.
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.
— Edward Hyde, English statesman and historian.
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categories related to 'impotent'
- Weak, Fearful, or Anxious
- Sexuality and Libido - impotent: (adj) unable to achieve erection for sexual intercourse
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Impotent
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - impotent, afmægtig, magtesløs, kraftløs, svag
n. - impotens, være impotent
Nederlands (Dutch)
impotent, onmachtig
Français (French)
adj. - (lit, fig) impuissant
n. - impuissant
Deutsch (German)
adj. - impotent, kraftlos, hilflos
n. - impotente Person
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανίσχυρος, αδύναμος, ανήμπορος, σεξουαλικά ανίκανος, (νομ.) ανίκανος για δικαιοπραξία
n. - σεξουαλικά ανίκανος
Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
n. - impotente
Русский (Russian)
бессильный, бесплодный, импотент
Español (Spanish)
adj. - impotente, incapaz, débil
n. - impotente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - maktlös, oförmögen, impotent (äv. fysiol.)
n. - impotent person
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无力的, 无效的, 虚弱的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無力的, 無效的, 虛弱的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무력한, 허약한, (남성이) 성교 불능의
n. - 무력한 사람, 발기 불능자
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無力の, 無気力な, …する力のない, 性的不能の, インポテンツの
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) ضعيف, عنين (الاسم) العنين : الذي لا ينجب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חסר כוח, חסר כוח-גברא, אימפוטנט, חסר-אונים, עקר
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