Potent vs Impressive - What's the difference?
potent | impressive | Synonyms |
Possessing strength.
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*:Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
Being effective, causing body effects.
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Having a sharp or offensive taste.
(lb) Able to procreate.
Very powerful or effective.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:harsh and potent injuries
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Moses once more his potent rod extends.
(tincture) A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
(obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
(obsolete) A staff or crutch.
Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
Capable of being impressed.
appealing
Potent is a synonym of impressive.
As adjectives the difference between potent and impressive
is that potent is possessing strength while impressive is making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.As a noun potent
is (tincture) a heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white t shapes.potent
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(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
