0%

generalissimo

gen·er·al·is·si·mo
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-er-uh-lis-uh-moh]
    • /ˌdʒɛn ər əˈlɪs əˌmoʊ/
    • /ˌdʒen.ər.əˈlɪs.ɪ.məʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-er-uh-lis-uh-moh]
    • /ˌdʒɛn ər əˈlɪs əˌmoʊ/

Definitions of generalissimo word

  • noun plural generalissimo the supreme commander of the armed forces. 1
  • noun generalissimo The commander of a combined military force consisting of army, navy, and air force units. 1
  • noun generalissimo a supreme commander of combined military, naval, and air forces, esp one who wields political as well as military power 0
  • noun generalissimo in certain countries, the commander in chief of all the armed forces 0
See all 4 definitions of generalissimo

Information block about the term

Origin of generalissimo

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Italian, superlative of generale general

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Generalissimo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Generalissimo

generalissimo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

generalissimo usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for generalissimo

noun generalissimo

  • president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
  • shogun — the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
  • supreme commander — the military officer commanding all allied forces in a theater of war.
All 4 Synonyms of generalissimo

Top questions with generalissimo

  • what does generalissimo mean?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?