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impotent

impotent

16 7.7
A man who cannot have or keep an erection
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪmpətənt/
  • NSFW
translation icon : impotente
  • No one has to know you're impotent.
  • rendered impotent
  • man became impotent
  • become impotent

Examples

  • Thank God I'm not impotent.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I want him single and impotent.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • If he was gonna be impotent, he wanted to look impotent.

    Mo' Money (1992)

  • Like this one guy who became impotent and his wife started playing around.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Seiyu had been impotent for the past few years.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • One is that Nathan, if you recall, has been rendered impotent by his surgery.

  • This is where infertile women and impotent men come in search of cures.

    Pam Roark: Iraq War Nurse (2020)

  • Viagra is not just for impotent men and geriatrics.

    The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2007)

  • WHAT KIND OF MARRIAGE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE IF TRIALS MAKE ME IMPOTENT?

    From the Hip (1987)

  • After his surgery, he found himself impotent, struggling with a condition that affected his intimate life.

Synonyms

dickless
vsimpotent
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Unable to get an erection

is a clinical, neutral term used in medical contexts rather than slang
unarousable
vsimpotent
  • NSFW
9.6

Not able to become sexually excited

focuses on male physical inability to form an erection or copulate rather than arousal

Antonyms

potent
  • NSFW
5 7.5

Able to have sex and reach an erection

How Sexually Potent

potent
  • NSFW
5 7.5
impotent
  • NSFW
16 7.7
unsexed
  • Specialized
9.6

Surface Forms

impotent positive

Morphology

impotent = potent (semi-transparent) = im + potent

Formally 'im-' + 'potent' = 'not potent', but the specialized sexual/medical sense (inability to achieve erection) is a domain-specific extension that is not obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Impotent comes from the parts in- 'not' and potent 'powerful', the same root as the English word potent. So when it describes a man, impotent means 'without sexual power', unable to get or keep an erection.