potency

Capacity for effect

Potency is strength or power, especially the capacity to produce effects.

A drug's potency determines its dosage requirements.

The potency of his argument convinced the jury.

In men, potency refers specifically to the ability to achieve erection and sexual intercourse—the opposite of impotence.

Potent is the adjective form.

effectiveness

efficacy

Ability to produce results

performance · results · outcomes · productivity · utility · usefulness · success · achievement · benefit · proficiency

medicinal

dosage

Measured medicine amount

pharmacological · active ingredient · formulation · half-life · absorption · toxicity · prescription · over-the-counter · clinical · milligrams

sexual

virility

Masculine strength and potency

arousal · performance · dysfunction · aphrodisiac · testosterone · stamina · vitality · masculinity · reproductive

vitality

vigor

Active physical strength

robustness · strength · dynamism · zest · verve · liveliness · resilience · fortitude · hardiness · exuberance

influence

sway

Rock back and forth

dominance · control · command · persuasion · charisma · leadership · ascendancy · supremacy · preeminence · predominance

intensity

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

purity · proof · percentage · dilution · extract · tincture · distillate · infusion · undiluted · high-grade

Categories
Opposites
power/strength

potencyimpotence

Lack of strength or power

weakness · powerlessness · feebleness · helplessness · incapacity

effectiveness

potencyineffectiveness

Failure to achieve results

inefficacy · futility · uselessness · ineffectualness · ineffectuality

sexual/reproductive capacity

potencyimpotence

Lack of strength or power

erectile dysfunction · sterility · infertility · frigidity · sexual dysfunction

Phrases
Family

potential, potent, impotent, potentially, potentate, impotence, omnipotent, potentiality, omnipotence

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