impotent

  • 81impotently — impotent ► ADJECTIVE 1) helpless or powerless. 2) (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve an erection or orgasm. DERIVATIVES impotence noun impotency noun impotently adverb …

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  • 82impotence — [ ɛ̃pɔtɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1265; lat. impotentia ♦ État d une personne impotente. ● impotence nom féminin (latin impotentia) État d un individu impotent. ● impotence (expressions) nom féminin (latin impotentia) Impotence fonction …

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  • 83invalide — [ ɛ̃valid ] adj. et n. • 1515; lat. invalidus « faible, débile » 1 ♦ Qui n est pas en état de mener une vie active, de travailler, du fait de sa mauvaise santé, de ses infirmités, de ses blessures, etc. ⇒ handicapé, impotent, infirme. Vieillard… …

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  • 84perclus — perclus, use [ pɛrkly, yz ] adj. • 1240; lat. perclusus « obstrué » 1 ♦ Privé, complètement ou partiellement, de la faculté de se mouvoir; qui a de la peine à se mouvoir. ⇒ impotent. « une tante à demi percluse, qui ne bougeait jamais de son… …

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  • 85podagre — [ pɔdagr ] n. et adj. • 1215; lat. podagra et podager, du gr. 1 ♦ N. f. Vx Goutte (2.) aux pieds. 2 ♦ Adj. Vx Qui est atteint de la goutte aux pieds, par ext. aux mains. ⇒ impotent. « M. de Gauffecourt, âgé de plus de soixante ans, podagre,… …

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  • 86impotence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of strength Nouns 1. impotence, inability, disability; disablement, impuissance, incapacity, incapability; inaptness, ineptitude, inefficiency, incompetence; disqualification. See weakness,… …

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  • 87powerless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. impotent; paralyzed, incapable, weak, disabled. See impotence.Ant., powerful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impotent, feeble, infirm; see weak 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. weak, impotent,… …

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  • 88sterile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barren, unproductive, unfruitful, unfertile; aseptic, germ free. See uselessness, cleanness.Ant., fertile, fruitful, unsterile. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Incapable of producing young] Syn.… …

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  • 89powerless — powerless, impotent both mean unable to effect one s purpose, intention, or end. Powerless denotes merely lack of power or efficacy which is often temporary or relative to a specific purpose or situation {he suddenly found himself powerless to… …

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  • 90sterile — sterile, barren, impotent, unfruitful, infertile mean not having or not manifesting the power to produce offspring or to bear literal or figurative fruit. Sterile, opposed to fertile, in its basic application to living things implies an inability …

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