impotence
noun/ˈɪmpətəns/
Etymology From Middle French impotence, from Latin impotentia.
1
Usually Powerlessness; incapacity.
- Near-synonyms: weakness, helplessness
- O impotence of mind, in body ſtrong!1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 12, line 52:
2
Usually Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.
- Derived terms
- monetary impotence
- Related terms
- impotent