The difference between Potent and Weak
When used as adjectives, potent means possessing strength, whereas weak means lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Potent is also noun with the meaning: a heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white t shapes.
check bellow for the other definitions of Potent and Weak
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Potent as an adjective:
Possessing strength.
Examples:
"a potent argument"
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Potent as an adjective:
Powerfully effective.
Examples:
"a potent medicine"
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Potent as an adjective:
Having a sharp or offensive taste.
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Potent as an adjective (of a male):
Able to procreate.
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Potent as an adjective:
Very powerful or effective.
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Potent as a noun (tincture):
A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
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Potent as a noun (obsolete):
A prince; a potentate.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Potent as a noun (obsolete):
A staff or crutch.
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Weak as an adjective:
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Examples:
"The child was too weak to move the boulder."
"They easily guessed his weak computer password."
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Weak as an adjective:
Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
Examples:
"a weak timber; a weak rope"
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Weak as an adjective:
Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
Examples:
"weak resolutions; weak virtue"
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Weak as an adjective:
Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
Examples:
"We were served stale bread and weak tea."
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Weak as an adjective (grammar):
Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including: Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-. Showing less distinct grammatical endings. Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.
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Weak as an adjective (chemistry):
That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
Examples:
"a weak acid; a weak base"
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Weak as an adjective (physics):
One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
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Weak as an adjective (slang):
Bad or uncool.
Examples:
"This place is weak."
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Weak as an adjective (mathematics, logic):
Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a statement which implies it.)
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Weak as an adjective:
Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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Weak as an adjective:
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
Examples:
"The prosecution advanced a weak case."
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Weak as an adjective:
Lacking in vigour or expression.
Examples:
"a weak sentence; a weak style"
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Weak as an adjective:
Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
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Weak as an adjective (stock exchange):
Tending towards lower prices.
Examples:
"a weak market; wheat is weak at present"
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Weak as an adjective (photography):
Lacking contrast.
Examples:
"a weak negative"