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almighty

al·might·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awl-mahy-tee]
    • /ɔlˈmaɪ ti/
    • /ɔːlˈmaɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl-mahy-tee]
    • /ɔlˈmaɪ ti/

Definitions of almighty word

  • proper noun almighty The Almighty is another name for God. You can also refer to Almighty God. 3
  • exclamation almighty People sometimes say God Almighty or Christ Almighty to express their surprise, anger, or horror. These expressions could cause offence. 3
  • adjective almighty Almighty means very serious or great in extent. 3
  • adjective almighty all-powerful; omnipotent 3
  • adjective almighty (intensifier) 3
  • adjective almighty having unlimited power; all-powerful 3

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Origin of almighty

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English ælmihtig, ealmihtig, equivalent to æl-, eal- all (cognate with Old Norse al- < *ol-o-) + mihtig (miht, meaht might2 + -ig -y1); cf. Alemanni

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Parts of speech for Almighty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

almighty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for almighty

adj almighty

  • absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
  • invincible — incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
  • mighty — having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength: mighty rulers.
  • omnipotent — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
  • supreme — Also called sauce suprême. a velouté made with a rich chicken stock.

adverb almighty

  • drastically — acting with force or violence; violent.
  • so much — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
  • prohibitively — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
  • immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
  • inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.

adjective almighty

  • control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
  • massive — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
  • huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
  • immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
  • gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.

noun almighty

  • jehovah — a name of God in the Old Testament, a rendering of the ineffable name, JHVH, in the Hebrew Scriptures.
  • yahweh — a name of God, transliterated by scholars from the Tetragrammaton and commonly rendered Jehovah.
  • numen — divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
  • allah — Allah is the name of God in Islam.
  • daemon — a demigod

Antonyms for almighty

adj almighty

  • insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
  • powerless — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
  • lay — to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
  • lowly — humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
  • weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.

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