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prospect vs potency

potency vs prospect

prospect and potency both are nouns.

prospect is a verb but potency is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prospect Yes No Yes No
potency Yes No No No
As nouns, potency is a hypernym of prospect; that is, potency is a word with a broader meaning than prospect:
  • prospect: the possibility of future success
  • potency: the inherent capacity for coming into being
Other hypernyms of prospect include potential, potentiality.
prospect (noun) potency (noun)
a prediction of the course of a disease capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
the visual percept of a region the power or right to give orders or make decisions
belief about (or mental picture of) the future the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) the inherent capacity for coming into being
the possibility of future success
prospect (verb) potency (verb)
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
search for something desirable
Difference between prospect and potency

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