Plural of potency
regular plural
The plural of potency is potencies.
Forms of potency
| Singular | potency /ˈpəʊtənsi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | potencies |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Potencies in a sentence
- Beset on either hand by potencies greater than himself, he becomes the battle-ground of immortals.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VIII. The Orestea: III. Eumenides”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 206
- What did even the hierophants of science know of the potencies of, for them, unvintageable evil?1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 145. From the entry hierophant
- To say this is to say that nonactualizable potencies are false—the only truth about such potencies is that they are not.2012, Adrian Pabst, Metaphysics: The Creation of Hierarchy, page 129. From the entry nonactualizable
Meaning of potency
- noun Power, authority.
- noun The ability or capacity to perform something.
- noun Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm.
Questions about the plural of potency
- What is the plural of potency?
- The plural of potency is potencies.
- Is potency countable?
- Potency is a countable and uncountable noun.
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