pu´is|sant|ness

pu´is|sant|ness
pu|is|sant «PYOO uh suhnt; pyoo IHS uhnt, PWIHS-», adjective.
having great power or strength; powerful; mighty; strong: »

The star attraction was…Rajpramukh of Rajasthan, descendant of the sun gods and a most puissant poloist (Time). I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep (Milton).

 SYNONYM(S): vigorous, forceful.
╂[< Old French puissant being powerful < Vulgar Latin possēns, -entis, for Latin potēns, -entis; see etym. under potent (Cf. ↑potent)]
–pu´is|sant|ly, adverb.
–pu´is|sant|ness, noun.

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