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Definition of Impotent
1. Adjective. Lacking power or ability. "Felt impotent rage"
Also: Infertile, Sterile, Unfertile, Powerless
Similar to: Ineffective, Ineffectual, Unable, Impuissant
Derivative terms: Impotence, Impotency
Antonyms: Potent
2. Adjective. (of a male) unable to copulate.
Definition of Impotent
1. a. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.
2. n. One who is impotent.
Definition of Impotent
1. Adjective. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak. ¹
2. Adjective. Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless ¹
3. Adjective. Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection. ¹
4. Adjective. (context: of a male) Sterile. ¹
5. Adjective. (obsolete) Lacking self-restraint. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impotent
1. one that is powerless [n -S]
Medical Definition of Impotent
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1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. Or vigor. Whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm. "There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet." (Acts xiv. 8) "O most lame and impotent conclusion!" (Shak) "Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save." (Addison)
2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent. "Impotent of tongue, her silence broke." (Dryden)
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