polenta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
- polenta noun A dish of boiled cornmeal, often served soft like porridge or cooled, sliced, and fried or grilled.
- potency noun The strength or power of something, such as a drug or an argument.
- power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
- primo adj Informal: top-quality; the best.
- quality noun The overall standard or excellence of something, as opposed to how much of it there is.
- strength noun Physical power; the capacity to exert force or bear weight.
Senses
polenta is used for these senses in English:
- force Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- polenta Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
- potency The ability or capacity to perform something
- power Physical force or strength.
- quality (occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
- strength The intensity of a force or power; potency.
force — full definition
- noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
- noun In physics, a push or pull on an object, measured in newtons.
- noun An organized group, especially military or police, with a command structure.
- verb To make someone do something against their will, or to make something happen through effort or pressure.