Search results
- Dictionarypuissance/ˈpjuːɪsns/
noun
- 1. a competitive test of a horse's ability to jump large obstacles in showjumping: "nine horses contested last night's Puissance"
- 2. great power, influence, or prowess. archaic, literary
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Puissance is a noun that means strength, power, or ability. It comes from Anglo-French and has synonyms such as energy, force, and vigor. See examples, etymology, and related words.
Puissance means power, strength, force, or capacity in French. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see translations in English and other languages.
Puissance definition: power, might, or force.. See examples of PUISSANCE used in a sentence.
Puissance is a French word that describes being powerful. When you have a strong influence over someone, you have puissance. It's an uncommon but poetic way to describe power, especially the power to convince someone to do something, like an older sibling's puissance.
- English
- French
- Middle French
- Old French
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
Alternative forms
1. Puissance (show jumping)
Etymology
From Middle English puissaunce, from Anglo-Norman puissance, pusaunce, and other forms, from Old French puissant (“powerful”).
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/, /ˈpwɪ-/ 2. Hyphenation: puis‧sance
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French puissance, derived from Old French puissant.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /pɥi.sɑ̃s/ 2. Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
puissance f (plural puissances) 1. power (physical or figuratively) 2. dominion(state within the British Empire)
Etymology
From Old French puissance.
Noun
puissance f (plural puissances) 1. power
Etymology
From puissant, pussant.
Noun
puissance oblique singular, f (oblique plural puissances, nominative singular puissance, nominative plural puissances) 1. power; ability; authority 2. might; strength
puissance is a French word that means power, might or potency. It can also refer to the high-jump component of show jumping or the mathematical term for exponent.
noun. uk / ˈpwiː.sɑ̃s / / ˈpjuː.ɪ.səns / us / ˈpwiː.sɑ̃s / / ˈpjuː.ɪ.səns / puissance noun (HORSE EVENT) Add to word list. [ U or S ] (also Puissance) a competition in the sport of showjumping that tests how high horses can jump over special fences or walls:
puissance. [pɥisɑ̃s ] feminine noun. 1. [de moteur] power. 2. [de coups, tir] force. sous la puissance des coups under the force of the blows. 3. [de mots, arguments] force. 4. (Physics, Electricity) power. La puissance est exprimée en watts. Power is expressed in watts. 5. [de dirigeants, syndicat] power.
