powerfulness

2 definitions found

powerfulness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.
     1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any
        kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful
        man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a
        powerful light; a powerful vessel.
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              The powerful grace that lies
              In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.
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     Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious;
          energetic; intense.
          [1913 Webster] -- Pow"er*ful*ly, adv. --
          Pow"er*ful*ness, n.
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powerfulness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  powerfulness
      n 1: possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power
           of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her";
           "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" [syn:
           power, powerfulness] [ant: impotence, impotency,
           powerlessness]