IMPOTENT


Meaning of IMPOTENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈim-pə-tənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin impotent-, impotens, from in- + potent-, potens potent

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless

b. : unable to engage in sexual intercourse because of inability to have and maintain an erection ; broadly : sterile

2. obsolete : incapable of self-restraint : ungovernable

• impotent noun

• im·po·tent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.