potency
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊtənsi/
- NSFW
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potencia sexual
- As Ming said, Nan lost his potency altogether.
- sexual potency
- male potency
And so one of the surest ways to dilute masculinity and to dilute men and their potency is to just confuse the shit out of them.
- And so one of the surest ways to dilute masculinity and to dilute men and their potency is to just confuse the shit out of them.
Examples
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The friend continuously emphasized his sexual potency.
Academic text (1990) -
The powder would restore his potency.
Fiction book (1995) -
First my potency, now my memory.
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Like men over 40 lose sexual potency?
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So in general, potency decreases with age.
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Will the sexual potency be a destructive force or a creative one?
Blog text (7) -
Tell me about your potency difficulties, she whispered.
Fiction book (1997) -
Male potency.
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Another interpretation of this stance relates to sexual potency and virility.
Academic text (2001) -
As men age, they often worry about their declining sexual potency.
Synonyms
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A quality of physical strength, energy, and sexual power often linked to men
A man's ability to get and keep an erection and have sex
Antonyms
How Potent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Potency comes from the Latin potentia meaning 'power', the same root as the word potent which means 'strong'. So, when we talk about sexual potency, we mean a man's 'ability' or 'power' to perform.