puissance

puissance

noun

Definition of PUISSANCE

the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task <the president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort>

Synonyms energy, firepower, force, horsepower, might, muscle, potence, potency, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor

Related Words aptitude, capability, capacity, competence, competency; adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, usefulness

Near Antonyms disability, inability, inaptitude, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency; ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, uselessness; helplessness, paralysis

Antonyms impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness