puissance

n.
Power; might.

[Middle English, from Old French, from poissant, powerful, present participle of pooir, to be able. See power.]

puissant puis'sant adj.
puissantly puis'sant·ly adv.

(PWIS-uhnt, PYOO-uh-suhnt)

adjective
Potent.

Etymology
Via French from Latin posse (to be able), ultimately from the Indo-European root poti- (powerful, lord) that is also the source of power, potent, possess, possible, posse, Italian podesta, and Turkish pasha (via Persian)

Usage
"The full-race Evo is about 557 pounds lighter and 30 horsepower more puissant." — Dan Neil; A Beast in the 'burbs; Los Angeles Times; Jun 16, 2004.

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noun

1. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action/inaction.
2. The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural). See strong/weak.

power; potency; might

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - styrke, magt

Nederlands (Dutch)
macht, overheersing

Français (French)
n. - puissance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mächtigkeitsspringen, Macht, Kraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αθλοπ.) δοκιμασία της ικανότητας ίππου να πηδά ψηλά εμπόδια, (απαρχ.) ισχύς, δύναμη, κράτος

Italiano (Italian)
potenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pujança (f)

Русский (Russian)
власть

Español (Spanish)
n. - poder, potencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - makt, kraft

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
力, 权力, 势

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 力, 權力, 勢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 권력, 세력

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 権力, 勢力, 元気, 障害飛越競技

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قوة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עוצמה (מיושן), יכולת של סוס לקפוץ מעל משוכה גבוהה, כוח‬

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