puissant — meaning in English

English meaning

• forcible adj Done using physical force.
• mighty adj Having great power, strength, or size.
• potent adj Having great power, strength, or effect.
• powerful adj Having great strength, influence, or effect.
• puissant adj Powerful, mighty, having authority.
• strong adjective Physically powerful; capable of exerting or withstanding great force.

Senses

puissant is used for these senses in English:

• forcible (rare, or, obsolete) Having (physical) force, forceful.
• mighty Very strong; possessing might.
• potent Powerful; possessing power; effective.
• powerful Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
• puissant (archaic, or, literary) Powerful, mighty, having authority.

mighty — full definition

1. adj Having great power, strength, or size.
2. adv Very; to a high degree (informal).

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