Translatable But Debatable - כוחניות (kohaniut, kochaniut, kokhaniut)

My paper dictionaries are too old, I regret, to think כוחניות has anything to do with bullies.  The three-volume Alkalay refers the reader from כֹחניות to כֹחיות, which it says is the same as כֹחנות, both carrying two meanings.  One meaning is vigor — כֹחניות as a benign term, reflecting the way Popeye handles his strength rather than the way Bluto does.  The other meaning is potentiality

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