powerfulness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: powerfulness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for powerfulness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
powerfulness n 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" Synonym(s): power, powerfulness Antonym(s): impotence, impotency, powerlessness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powerful \Pow"erful\, 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. The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. --Shak. 2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore. Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense. -- {Pow"erfully}, adv. -- {Pow"erful*ness}, n.