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potency vs powerfulness

powerfulness vs potency

potency and powerfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
potency Yes No No No
powerfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, powerfulness is a hypernym of potency; that is, powerfulness is a word with a broader meaning than potency:
  • potency: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
  • powerfulness: possession of controlling influence
Other hypernyms of potency include power.
potency (noun) powerfulness (noun)
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects possession of controlling influence
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
the inherent capacity for coming into being
Difference between potency and powerfulness

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