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puissance
(encz) | puissance,moc n: z franc. jihl |
puissance
(encz) | puissance,vliv n: z franc. jihl |
Puissance
(gcide) | Puissance \Pu"is*sance\, n. [F., fr. puissant. See Puissant,
and cf. Potency, Potance, Potence.]
Power; strength; might; force; potency. " Youths of
puissance." --Tennyson.
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The power and puissance of the king. --Shak.
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Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and
puissant are usually dissyllables.
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puissance
(wn) | puissance
n 1: power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor
vote" |
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impuissance
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Impuissance
(gcide) | Impuissance \Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.]
Lack of power; inability. --Bacon.
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Their own impuissance and weakness. --Holland.
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Puissance
(gcide) | Puissance \Pu"is*sance\, n. [F., fr. puissant. See Puissant,
and cf. Potency, Potance, Potence.]
Power; strength; might; force; potency. " Youths of
puissance." --Tennyson.
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The power and puissance of the king. --Shak.
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Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and
puissant are usually dissyllables.
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impuissance
(wn) | impuissance
n 1: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of
their weakness the group remains active" [syn:
helplessness, weakness, impuissance] |
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