powerful
//ˈpaʊəfl̩//
Forms
- Comparative
- more powerful
- Superlative
- most powerful
Definitions
1.Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
- The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
- Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core.
2.Leading to many or important deductions.
3.Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
4.Being a powerful number.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1256
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull.
By surface analysis, power + -ful.