potency
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
he has the authority to issue warrants
Types & categories
- control hypernym
- power of appointment hyponym
- carte blanche hyponym
- command hyponym
- imperium hyponym
- lordship hyponym
- muscle hyponym
- sovereignty hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
the toxin's potency
Types & categories
- power hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the inherent capacity for coming into being
Types & categories
- possibleness hypernym
- latency hyponym
- prospect hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
Types & categories
- physical condition hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | master |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | potent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | power of appointment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carte blanche |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | command |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | imperium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lordship |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | muscle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sovereignty |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | potent |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | impotent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | potent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | power |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | potential |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | potential |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | potential |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | possibleness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | latency |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | prospect |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | impotence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | virile |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |