Puissance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Puissance is a noun meaning power, might or potency.
Meaning
power, might or potency.
More Meanings
- (equestrianism) The high-jump component of the sport of show jumping.
Example Sentences
It was in Dublin that San Lucas scored his first success in what has become something of a speciality for him, the puissance.
We easily pronounce puissance, truth and justice; they be words importing some great matter, but that thing we neither see nor conceive.
Pat [Moss] then went to Oxford to qualify for the Horse of the Year Show, and Danny was fourth in the Puissance, an event with very high jumps.
Any impression of mental puissance might have been increased by the fact that I was usually to be seen working hard with notebook and biro, shaping up a new book review or a linking script […].
Word Forms
- puissances
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include potency, strength, power, energy, horsepower, wattage.
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