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możność

//ˈmɔʐ.nɔɕt͡ɕ/ | /ˈmɔʐ.nɔɕt͡ɕ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    potentiality (possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present)
  2. 2.
    power, might
  3. 3.
    large amount or multitude of something; high impact, effectiveness
  4. 4.
    legal force, validity, official recognition
  5. 5.
    power; Further details are uncertain.
    • Potestas. Macht. Możnoſc.

    • Vis ‒ Moc, możnoſc.

  6. 6.
    literarypossibility, opportunity (the fact that someone can do something)
  7. 7.
    archaicwealthiness, affluence
  8. 8.
    obsoletegrandeur, majesty

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • ile możności
  • w miarę możności
Antonyms
  • niemożność

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish możność. By surface analysis, możny + -ość. Compare Kashubian mòżnosc, Czech možnost, and Macedonian можност (možnost).

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