potence

Other forms: potences

Definitions of potence
  1. noun
    the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
    synonyms: potency
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    antonyms:
    impotence
    an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
    type of:
    physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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