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powerfulness

/ˈpaʊɝfəɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being powerful.

Word Origin Powerfulness is built on power, which comes from Latin posse 'to be able' — a contraction of potis 'able' and esse 'to be.' So power is literally 'ability.' The root potis gives us potent, potential, omnipotent (all-powerful), and impotent (not able). The suffixes -ful and -ness are native English, making powerfulness the quality of being full of power.

noun The quality of being powerful. countable

The powerfulness of the hurricane surprised even the most experienced meteorologists.

(名词) 强大；威力；力量 【强大性】

飓风的威力甚至让最有经验的气象学家都感到惊讶。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser poderoso.

La potencia del huracán sorprendió incluso a los meteorólogos más experimentados.

(nom) puissance; force [Caractère de ce qui est puissant; intensité du pouvoir ou de la force.]

La puissance de l'ouragan a surpris même les météorologues les plus expérimentés.

(Substantiv) Macht; Stärke; Kraft [Eigenschaft, mächtig oder kraftvoll zu sein.]

Die **powerfulness** des Hurrikans überraschte selbst die erfahrensten Meteorologen.

(名詞) 強力であること、力強さ。大きな力や影響力を持っている性質。

ハリケーンの強さは、最も経験豊富な気象学者さえ驚かせるほどだった。

(substantivo) poder; potência; vigor; força [A qualidade de ser poderoso.]

O poder do furacão surpreendeu até os meteorologistas mais experientes.

Synonyms: power strength might force potency Antonyms: powerlessness weakness impotence
Word parts: power + ful + ness

Related words

power powerless empower potential potency impotent

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