impuissant
/ɪmˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt
/ /ɪmˈpwiːs(ə)nt/ /ɪmˈpwɪs(ə)nt/adjective literary
Unable to take effective action; powerless.
Derivatives
impuissance
/ nounOrigin
Early 17th century: French, from im- 'not' + puissant 'powerful'.
Rhymes
- superstrain
- superstrate
- superstratum
- super-strength
- superstring
- superstrong
- superstruct
- superstruction
- superstructive
- superstructural
- superstructure
- superstud
- supersubstantial
- supersubstantiate
- supersubtile
- supersubtilised
- supersubtilize
- supersubtilized
- supersubtle
- supersubtlety
- supersufficient
- supersulcus
- supersulphate
- super-superlative
- supersymmetric