Potent vs Valuable - What's the difference?
potent | valuable |
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.
Having a great value.
estimable; deserving esteem
a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.
As adjectives the difference between potent and valuable
is that potent is possessing strength while valuable is having a great value.As nouns the difference between potent and valuable
is that potent is (tincture) a heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white t shapes while valuable is a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.potent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
Antonyms
* impotentDerived terms
* idempotent * nilpotent * unipotent * (l)External links
* * ----valuable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- valuable gemstones
- a valuable''' friend; a '''valuable companion