możność
//ˈmɔʐ.nɔɕt͡ɕ/ | /ˈmɔʐ.nɔɕt͡ɕ//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.potentiality (possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present)
- 2.power, might
- 3.large amount or multitude of something; high impact, effectiveness
- 4.legal force, validity, official recognition
- 5.power; Further details are uncertain.
Potestas. Macht. Możnoſc.
Vis ‒ Moc, możnoſc.
- 6.literarypossibility, opportunity (the fact that someone can do something)
- 7.archaicwealthiness, affluence
- 8.obsoletegrandeur, majesty
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish możność. By surface analysis, możny + -ość. Compare Kashubian mòżnosc, Czech možnost, and Macedonian можност (možnost).