mighty

CEFRB1

/ˈmaɪti/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very strong, powerful, or impressive.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Very heavy and powerful.

Examples

  • He knocks the mighty from the throne and elevates the humble.

  • My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmʌɪɾi]
  • /-ti/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Very strong; possessing might.

  2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A warrior of great strength and courage.

More examples

In context

  • Japan is a mighty nation.

  • He gave the ball a mighty hit.

  • He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ, mehtiġ, meahtiġ, mæhtiġ (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might + -y. Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.