Definition of
impotence has definitions from the field of medicine
1
[ noun ] the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

Synonyms

impotency powerlessness

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

He milks the latest scientific advances , translating them into his own special Buck_Rogers vocabulary to huckster his fake machines as a cure-all for everything from hay_fever to sexual impotence and cancer .

Related terms

power quality helplessness ineffectiveness uninterestingness paper_tiger unpersuasiveness

2
[ noun ] (medicine) an inability (usually of a male) to copulate

Synonyms

impotency

Related terms

sterility ed

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Rhymes with

omnipotence incompetence importance reluctance recalcitrance capacitance inheritance reluctance pittance repentance comeuppance abstinence utterance inductance impedance imminence immanence sustenance remittance pestilence acceptance instance distance countenance incontinence maintenance noncompliance impatience compliance incidence assistance consistence persistence insistence resistance inadvertence subsistence coexistence remittance existence substance admittance abeyance imbalance temperance resistance inadvertence innocence eminence equivalence insolence temperance preeminence predominance dissonance ambulance virulence luminance ambivalence permanence diligence dominance prominence consequence dependence independence coincidence incidence imprudence correspondence attendance providence annoyance vigilance occurrence appliance sentence acquaintance evidence eloquence vehemence riddance precedence decadence emergence opulence diligence avoidance patience self-confidence ordinance confidence preponderance emergence petulance disturbance alliance allowance defiance reliance overabundance abundance reconnaissance recognizance terence adolescence senescence insignificance provenance penance conveyance extravagance concurrence evanescence perseverance reminiscence convalescence obsolescence nonviolence significance luminescence guidance deterrence province parlance maintenance ascendance jurisprudence elegance arrogance vehemence irrelevance intelligence prevalence resonance excellence beneficence relevance benevolence appearance science prudence credence issuance reappearance quintessence violence reliance disappearance interdependence reassurance intransigence inference reticence ignorance turbulence divergence assurance negligence difference cognizance accordance residence subsidence counterbalance semblance indulgence clearance difference balance absence overconfidence inexperience influence indifference condolence ambience hindrance deliverance ambiance flamboyance continuance experience belligerence resilience entrance resemblance connivance remembrance discontinuance bunce counterintelligence pseudoscience brilliance expedience ordnance obedience neuroscience silence license

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

impotency impotent impudence impotently Imboden impatience impute

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