dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/pui_MW.json

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{
"puissance":{
"antonyms":[
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"definitions":{
": strength , power":[]
},
"examples":[
"the president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The reboot arrives at the peak of reggaeton\u2019s pop puissance , and rightfully incorporates a lot more of the genre and its offshoots \u2014 Latin trap included. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Which of you has the puissance to short-term deep-six me",
"The doctrine\u2019s puissance lies in the separation of powers. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Over the years, when French leaders have called for a Europe puissance (European power), this has often sounded suspiciously like code for French hegemonic ambitions. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
"There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods, and any man who doubted his puissance was ipso facto a barbarian and an ignoramus. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 29 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French pussance, puissance , from pussant able, powerful, from poer to be able, be powerful \u2014 more at power":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8py\u00fc-\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pwi-s\u1d4an(t)s",
"py\u00fc-\u02c8i-s\u1d4an(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"energy",
"firepower",
"force",
"horsepower",
"might",
"muscle",
"potence",
"potency",
"power",
"sinew",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224644",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"puissant":{
"antonyms":[
"helpless",
"impotent",
"insignificant",
"little",
"powerless",
"unimportant",
"weak"
],
"definitions":{
": having puissance : powerful":[]
},
"examples":[
"one of the nation's most respected and puissant advocates for the rights of minorities"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8py\u00fc-\u0259-s\u0259nt",
"py\u00fc-\u02c8i-s\u1d4ant",
"\u02c8pwi-s\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"important",
"influential",
"mighty",
"potent",
"powerful",
"significant",
"strong"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064852",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}