Mighty Meaning
/ˈmaɪti/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA warrior of great strength and courage.
adjVery strong; possessing might.
Sentence Examples
Japan is a mighty nation.
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
He knocks the mighty from the throne and elevates the humble.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ and experienced warrior defeated all his enemies with great ease.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient oak tree stood like a ____ giant in the middle of the field, its thick branches reaching high into the bright blue sky.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 11:12:
"Wise in heart, and mighty in strength."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 9:4:
"Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]"
— 1809, A History of New York, Washington Irving:
"His mighty works"
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 11:20:
"Under his ſpecial eie / Abſtemious I [Samson] grew up and thriv'd amain; / He led me on to mightieſt deeds / Above the nerve of mortal arm / Againſt the uncircumciſ'd, our enemies."
— 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 42, lines 637–638:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ and experienced warrior defeated all his enemies with great ease.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient oak tree stood like a ____ giant in the middle of the field, its thick branches reaching high into the bright blue sky.