impuissant

== English == === Etymology === French, from prefix im- (“not”) + puissant. See puissant. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === impuissant (comparative more impuissant, superlative most impuissant) weak; feeble; lacking power === References === “impuissant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From im- +‎ puissant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɥi.sɑ̃/ Homophone: impuissants === Adjective === impuissant (feminine impuissante, masculine plural impuissants, feminine plural impuissantes) impotent, powerless === Noun === impuissant m (plural impuissants) an impotent man === Further reading === “impuissant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012