impotencyn.

/ˈɪmpətənsi/

Etymology: < Latin impotentia want of power, want of self-restraint, abstract noun < impotens impotent adj. and n. Compare impotence n. and see -ency suffix.

1. = impotence n. 1.In the 17th cent. frequently used to denote moral weakness, inability to follow virtuous courses or to resist temptation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness

unmightinessOE

non-powera1387

unpowerc1400

impotencea1420

palsya1450

impossibilityc1450

impotencyc1460

impuissance1483

impotentness1530

powerlessness1650

enervity1656

paralysis1809

nervelessness1857

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xix. 155 Ffor all such thynges come off impotencie, as doyth power to be syke or wex olde.

a1555 H. Latimer Frutefull Serm. (1572) ii. f. 185^v Stories, wherein is mentioned the impotency of the deuill.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. viii. 70 An impotency or disability to do good.

1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 27 The Covenant of works is the lasting monument of man's impotency and changeableness.

1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iii. 70 The first, [magicians]..gradually deposed themselves by their meere Impotency.

1817 T. Chalmers Series Disc. Christian Revelation i. 36 The mind feels its own impotency in attempting to grasp them.

1871 J. Morley Vauvenargues in Crit. Misc. 23 Intellectual poverty and impotency.

a. = impotence n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > weakness

faintise1297

weaknessa1300

faintc1320

feebleness1340

languishingc1384

lamea1400

unferea1400

unferenessa1400

unwielda1400

impotence1406

imbecility?a1425

languisha1425

languoringa1438

unwieldness1437

faintnessa1440

impotency1440

infirmityc1440

debility1484

unlustiness1486

resolution1547

unwieldiness1575

languishment1576

infirmness1596

weakness1603

prostrationa1626

exolution1634

languidness1634

prosternation1650

faintingnessa1661

debilitude1669

flaccidity1676

atony1693

puniness1727

faintishness1733

adynamia1743

asthenia1802

adynamy1817

weakliness1826

tonelessness1873

atonicity1900

1440 J. Shirley Cron. Dethe James Stewarde (1818) 5 The greet age of the Kyng..the ympotencye of his lymmes and membirs, the febilenese of his persone.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 365 They are taken with palsies, lamenesse, and impotencie in all their members.

1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 4 It is unjust to let any starve, when we..limit the wages of the poor, so as they can lay up nothing against the time of their impotency and want of work.

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 380 Swelling in the Hands and Feet, impotency of Walking.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 129 When the impotency results from a paresis or paralysis of the local nerves..the case is nearly hopeless.

b. = impotence n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > reproductive organ disorders > [noun] > of male > impotence

frigidity1586

impotency1594

impotence1655

agennesia1823

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §2. 283 If these two separat each from other vpon pretence of impotencie, and so he take another wife, and she another husband.

1644 J. Milton tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce 22 Shee who..hath made her self unfit by open misdemeanours, or through incurable impotencies cannot be able, is not..to be esteem'd a wife.

1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 157 An evidence of weakness, impotency, and want of manhood.

1972 Oxf. Times 28 July 7/1 An Oxford doctor is holding special surgeries for male undergraduates suffering from impotency.

1972 Oxf. Times 28 July 7/2 Male impotency is very common.

†3. = impotence n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > violent emotion > [noun]

woodnessc1000

furyc1374

ferteec1380

ragea1393

violencea1393

excess1423

zeala1425

vehemence1445

extremity1509

franticnessa1529

vehemency1534

wildnessc1540

impotency1542

violent1576

distraughture1594

distraught1610

distractiona1616

distractedness?1617

entrancement1637

distractfulnessa1640

impotencea1640

transportment1639

transportednessa1656

violent1667

whirl1707

rave1765

Sturm und Drang1857

storm and stress1879

1542 N. Udall in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 5 When he had oons shaken of that ympotencie of voluptuous appetites.

1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth iii. 41 Letrers were secretly sent..wherby her womanish impotency might be thrust on to her own destruction.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. v. 95 Neither are the persons of this character the most free from the impotencies of envy and resentment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	impotency
释义	impotencyn. /ˈɪmpətənsi/ Etymology: < Latin impotentia want of power, want of self-restraint, abstract noun < impotens impotent adj. and n. Compare impotence n. and see -ency suffix. 1. = impotence n. 1.In the 17th cent. frequently used to denote moral weakness, inability to follow virtuous courses or to resist temptation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness unmightinessOE non-powera1387 unpowerc1400 impotencea1420 palsya1450 impossibilityc1450 impotencyc1460 impuissance1483 impotentness1530 powerlessness1650 enervity1656 paralysis1809 nervelessness1857 c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xix. 155 Ffor all such thynges come off impotencie, as doyth power to be syke or wex olde. a1555 H. Latimer Frutefull Serm. (1572) ii. f. 185^v Stories, wherein is mentioned the impotency of the deuill. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. viii. 70 An impotency or disability to do good. 1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 27 The Covenant of works is the lasting monument of man's impotency and changeableness. 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iii. 70 The first, [magicians]..gradually deposed themselves by their meere Impotency. 1817 T. Chalmers Series Disc. Christian Revelation i. 36 The mind feels its own impotency in attempting to grasp them. 1871 J. Morley Vauvenargues in Crit. Misc. 23 Intellectual poverty and impotency. 2. a. = impotence n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > weakness faintise1297 weaknessa1300 faintc1320 feebleness1340 languishingc1384 lamea1400 unferea1400 unferenessa1400 unwielda1400 impotence1406 imbecility?a1425 languisha1425 languoringa1438 unwieldness1437 faintnessa1440 impotency1440 infirmityc1440 debility1484 unlustiness1486 resolution1547 unwieldiness1575 languishment1576 infirmness1596 weakness1603 prostrationa1626 exolution1634 languidness1634 prosternation1650 faintingnessa1661 debilitude1669 flaccidity1676 atony1693 puniness1727 faintishness1733 adynamia1743 asthenia1802 adynamy1817 weakliness1826 tonelessness1873 atonicity1900 1440 J. Shirley Cron. Dethe James Stewarde (1818) 5 The greet age of the Kyng..the ympotencye of his lymmes and membirs, the febilenese of his persone. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 365 They are taken with palsies, lamenesse, and impotencie in all their members. 1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 4 It is unjust to let any starve, when we..limit the wages of the poor, so as they can lay up nothing against the time of their impotency and want of work. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 380 Swelling in the Hands and Feet, impotency of Walking. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 129 When the impotency results from a paresis or paralysis of the local nerves..the case is nearly hopeless. b. = impotence n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > reproductive organ disorders > [noun] > of male > impotence frigidity1586 impotency1594 impotence1655 agennesia1823 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §2. 283 If these two separat each from other vpon pretence of impotencie, and so he take another wife, and she another husband. 1644 J. Milton tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce 22 Shee who..hath made her self unfit by open misdemeanours, or through incurable impotencies cannot be able, is not..to be esteem'd a wife. 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 157 An evidence of weakness, impotency, and want of manhood. 1972 Oxf. Times 28 July 7/1 An Oxford doctor is holding special surgeries for male undergraduates suffering from impotency. 1972 Oxf. Times 28 July 7/2 Male impotency is very common. †3. = impotence n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > violent emotion > [noun] woodnessc1000 furyc1374 ferteec1380 ragea1393 violencea1393 excess1423 zeala1425 vehemence1445 extremity1509 franticnessa1529 vehemency1534 wildnessc1540 impotency1542 violent1576 distraughture1594 distraught1610 distractiona1616 distractedness?1617 entrancement1637 distractfulnessa1640 impotencea1640 transportment1639 transportednessa1656 violent1667 whirl1707 rave1765 Sturm und Drang1857 storm and stress1879 1542 N. Udall in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 5 When he had oons shaken of that ympotencie of voluptuous appetites. 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth iii. 41 Letrers were secretly sent..wherby her womanish impotency might be thrust on to her own destruction. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. v. 95 Neither are the persons of this character the most free from the impotencies of envy and resentment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1440
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