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Synonyms for puissant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pyoo-uh-suh nt, pyoo-is-uh nt, pwis-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyu ə sənt, pyuˈɪs ənt, ˈpwɪs ənt

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Définition of puissant

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French puissant "strong, mighty, powerful," earlier poissant (12c.), from stem of Old French poeir "to be able" (see power (n.)). Related: Puissantly.
  • adj strong
Example sentences :
  • Perhaps the wise and puissant of the future were to germinate there.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • She was the wife of the puissant Secretary of State, the mistress of the King.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • We came at night, just as now, upon this castle of its most noble and puissant lord.
  • Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
  • Not the least common or puissant of these was the healing of the sick.
  • Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten
  • The most puissant pen is powerless, the brightest colour too cold.
  • Extract from : « The War Trail » by Mayne Reid
  • For he deemed a lady so much sought after must needs be a puissant dame.
  • Extract from : « The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche » by Anatole France
  • Also the style is worth the labour,—puissant, compact, and melodious.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 » by Elizabeth Bisland
  • Mr. Puissant has charge of the dairy, and he performs his work well.
  • Extract from : « Stanley in Africa » by James P. Boyd
  • Be puissant as your ancestors of old, the heroes—proud, pitiless, and haughty.
  • Extract from : « The Death of the Gods » by Dmitri Mrejkowski
  • His spirit was puissant, elemental, his activity irresistible.
  • Extract from : « Incredible Adventures » by Algernon Blackwood
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