puissant

[ pyoo-uh-suh nt, pyoo-is-uh nt, pwis-uh nt ]
/ ˈpyu ə sənt, pyuˈɪs ənt, ˈpwɪs ənt /
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adjective Literary.

powerful; mighty; potent.

Origin of puissant

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *possent- (stem of *possēns), for Latin potent- (stem of potēns), present participle of posse to be able, have power; see potent1, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM puissant

pu·is·sant·ly, adverb o·ver·pu·is·sant, adjective o·ver·pu·is·sant·ly, adverb

Words nearby puissant

puha, puir, puirtith, puisne, puissance, puissant, puja, puka, pukatea, puke, pukeko

Words related to puissant

able, able-bodied, active, athletic, big, capable, durable, enduring, energetic, firm, fixed, forceful, forcible, hale, hardy, hearty, heavy, mighty, muscular, potent

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British Dictionary definitions for puissant

puissant
/ (ˈpjuːɪsənt) /

adjective

archaic, or poetic powerful

Derived forms of puissant

puissantly, adverb

Word Origin for puissant

C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin potēns mighty, from posse to have power