Definition of Potency

Potency

The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence.

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Ability, Being, Capability, Effect, Efficacy, Energy, Influence, Inherent, Moral, Of, Or, Physical, Potent, Power, Purpose, Quality, State, Strength, The, To

Potency Quotations

Palestine is our unforgettable historic home. The very name would be a force of marvelous potency for summoning our people together.
Theodor Herzl

If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy.
Ralph Ellison

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.
William Westmoreland

The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency.
Learned Hand

If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries.
George Crumb

Fashion is a potency in art, making it hard to judge between the temporary and the lasting.
Edmund Clarence Stedman

The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency - half tiger, half poet.
Yehudi Menuhin

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Potency Translations

potency in German is Macht, Zeugungskraft

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