What does impotent mean?
Definitions for impotent
ˈɪm pə təntim·po·tent
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Princeton's WordNet
impotentadjective
lacking power or ability
"Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
impotentadjective
(of a male) unable to copulate
GCIDE
Impotentadjective
(Med.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren; specifically, in males: unable to achieve or sustain a penile erection.
Wiktionary
impotentadjective
Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak.
impotentadjective
Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
impotentadjective
Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection.
impotentadjective
Sterile.
impotentadjective
Lacking self-restraint.
Etymology: impotens, from in- (expresses negation) + potens.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
IMPOTENTadjective
Etymology: impotent, Fr. impotens, Latin.
We that are strong must bear the imbecillity of the impotent, and not please ourselves. Richard Hooker.
Yet wealth is impotent
To gain dominion, or to keep it gain'd. John Milton.Although in dreadful whirls we hung,
High on the broken wave,
I knew thou wert not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save. Joseph Addison, Spectator.In those porches lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, and withered. Jo. v. 3.
There sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked. Acts xiv.
I have learn'd that fearful commenting
Is leaden servitor to dull delay;
Delay leads impotent and snail-pac'd beggary. William Shakespeare, R. III.With jealous eyes at distance she had seen,
Whisp'ring with Jove, the silver-footed queen;
Then, impotent of tongue, her silence broke,
Thus turbulent in rattling tone she spoke. Dryden.He told beau Prim, who is thought impotent, that his mistress would not have him, because he is a sloven, and had committed a rape. Tatler.
Wikipedia
impotent
Erectile dysfunction (ED), also called impotence, is the type of sexual dysfunction in which the penis fails to become or stay erect during sexual activity. It is the most common sexual problem in men. Through its connection to self-image and to problems in sexual relationships, erectile dysfunction can cause psychological harm. In about 80% of cases, physical causes can be identified. These include cardiovascular disease; diabetes mellitus; neurological problems, such as those following prostatectomy; hypogonadism; and drug side effects. About 10% of cases are psychological impotence, caused by thoughts or feelings; here, there is a strong response to placebo treatment. The term erectile dysfunction is not used for other disorders of erection, such as priapism. Treatment involves addressing the underlying causes, lifestyle modifications, and addressing psychosocial problems. In many cases, treatment is attempted by drugs, specifically PDE5 inhibitors (such as sildenafil), which dilate blood vessels, allowing more blood to flow through the spongy tissue of the penis (akin to opening a valve further in order to allow more water to enter a fire hose). Other treatments, less commonly used, include prostaglandin pellets, inserted in the urethra; smooth-muscle relaxants and vasodilators, injected into the penis; penile implants; penis pumps; and vascular reconstructive surgery.
ChatGPT
impotent
Impotent generally refers to the inability or lack of power to perform or accomplish something. Most commonly, it's used in a medical context to describe the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection for sexual intercourse. However, it can also be applied more broadly to any situation of helplessness or powerlessness.
Webster Dictionary
Impotentadjective
not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm
Impotentadjective
wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent
Impotentadjective
wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren
Impotentnoun
one who is imoitent
Etymology: [F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis; pref. im- not + potens potent, powerful. See Potent.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Impotent
im′po-tent, adj. powerless: without sexual power: wanting the power of self-restraint.—ns. Im′potence, Im′potency.—adv. Im′potently.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of impotent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of impotent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of impotent in a Sentence
Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without motivation, capacity is impotent; without capacity, understanding is limited; without understanding, knowledge is meaningless; without knowledge, experience is blind. Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.
So they the Government go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.
Ashes keep drifting onto my paper, charcoal snowflakes on a minefield of blanks, words bouncing around off each other uttering impotent images of sight sound terror life crying for recognition, narcissistic eunuchs reflecting my face, ruining the snowfield.
The machine has had a pernicious effect upon virtue, pity, and love, and young men used to machines which induce inertia, and fear, are near impotent.
Others like him feel impotent, powerless to solve the problems their people face, and have taken their own life.
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