English Online Dictionary. What means mighty? What does mighty mean?
English
Alternative forms
- mightie (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪti/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪti/, [ˈmʌɪɾi]
- Rhymes: -aɪti
Noun
mighty (plural mighties)
- (obsolete, rare) A warrior of great strength and courage.
Adjective
mighty (comparative mightier, superlative mightiest)
- Very strong; possessing might.
- Very heavy and powerful.
- (colloquial) Very large; hefty.
- Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- (informal) Excellent, extremely good.
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
mighty (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Very; to a high degree.
Related terms
- might
- almighty