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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•po•tent /ˈɪmpətənt/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to impotence:The police were impotent in the face of such large-scale rioting.
- Physiology(of a male) unable to make or keep the penis erect during sex.
im•po•tent•ly, adv. See -pot-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•po•tent (im′pə tənt),USA pronunciation adj. - not potent;
lacking power or ability. - utterly unable (to do something).
- without force or effectiveness.
- Physiologylacking bodily strength or physically helpless.
- Physiology(of a male) unable to attain or sustain a penile erection.
- (esp. of a male) sterile.
- [Obs.]without restraint.
n. - an impotent person:therapy for sexual impotents.
- Latin impotent- (stem of impotēns) without power over oneself or others. See im-2, potent1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged powerless, helpless.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ineffectual, ineffective, feeble, weak.
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