The meaning of POTENT is having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful. How to use potent in a sentence.

Surprise remains the terrorists' most potent weapon. The Berlin Wall was a potent symbol of the Cold War. This is a very potent drug and can have unpleasant side-effects.

Potent means really strong, but not like a body builder. Use potent instead to describe things like intense smells, powerful magic potions, and very influential people.

Something that is potent is very effective and powerful. ...their most potent weapon.

POTENT meaning: 1 : very effective or strong; 2 : having a very powerful effect or influence on someone

What does the word potent mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word potent , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Something that is potent is very effective and powerful. Their most potent weapon was the Exocet missile. The drug is extremely potent, but causes unpleasant side effects.

Possessing inner or physical strength; powerful. 2. a. Exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects: potent liquor; a potent toxin. b. Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent: potent arguments. 3. Having great control or authority: "The police were potent only so long as they were feared" (Thomas Burke).

Powerful in a moral sense; having great influence; cogent; prevailing; convincing: as, potent arguments; potent interest. Having great authority, control, or dominion. In heraldry, divided or included by a line or lines forming a series of potents: as, a fesse potent. [In this sense originally potenté.] noun A prince; a potentate.

Definition of potent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.