powerfulness

Definitions of powerfulness

1. noun

   possession of controlling influence
   “his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade”

   synonyms: power

   antonyms:

   powerlessness

   the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

   types:

   effectiveness, potency, strength

   capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

   valence, valency

   (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

   valence, valency

   (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate

   preponderance

   superiority in power or influence

   puissance

   power to influence or coerce

   persuasiveness, strength

   the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty

   irresistibility, irresistibleness

   the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist

   interest, interestingness

   the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)

   chokehold, stranglehold, throttlehold

   complete power over a person or situation

   sway

   controlling influence

   influence

   a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

   repellant, repellent

   the power to repel

   control

   power to direct or determine

   jurisdiction, legal power

   (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

   disposal

   the power to use something or someone

   discretion, free will

   the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

   veto

   the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

   effectiveness, effectivity, effectuality, effectualness

   power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect

   charisma, personal appeal, personal magnetism

   a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others

   covalence, covalency

   valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

   convincingness

   the power of argument or evidence to cause belief

   news, newsworthiness

   the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins

   topicality

   the attribute of being of interest at the present time

   color, colour, vividness

   interest and variety and intensity

   shrillness

   the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses

   dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain

   the oppressive influence of past events or decisions

   force

   a powerful effect or influence

   grasp, grip

   an intellectual hold or understanding

   authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so

   the power or right to give orders or make decisions

   corporatism

   control of a state or organization by large interest groups

   hold

   power by which something or someone is affected or dominated

   iron fist

   rigorous or ruthless control

   rein

   any means of control

   self-determination

   the free choice of one's own goals and actions, without being forced by anybody or anything else

   incisiveness, trenchancy

   keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect

   efficaciousness, efficacy

   capacity or power to produce a desired effect

   line-item veto

   the power of a government executive to veto individual items in a bill without vetoing other parts of the bill

   type of:

   quality

   an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone