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victory

/ˈvɪktɚi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
vic-tory
IPA
/ˈvɪktɚi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Victory (“(uncountable) the Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike; also (countable), an artistic depiction of her, chiefly as a winged woman”).

Countable; Uncountable

intj

Used to encourage someone to achieve success, or to celebrate a success or triumph.

verb

To defeat or triumph over (someone or something).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

name

The 48th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Synonym of Victoria (“the Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike”); also (countable), an artistic depiction of her, chiefly as a winged woman.

Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English victory, victori, victorie (“supremacy, victory; a defeat or vanquishing, conquest; superior military force; might, power, strength; triumphal celebration or procession; monument commemorating a defeat; superior position, dominance; mastery; moral victory, vindication; success, triumph; redemption, salvation; resurrection of Jesus; means of achieving spiritual victory; reward for or token of perseverance in a spiritual struggle”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman victorie and Old French victorie, a variant of victoire (“victory, win”) (modern French victoire), from Latin victōria (“victory”), from victor (“champion, winner, victor; conqueror, vanquisher”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to contain, envelop; to overcome”)) + -ia (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). The English word is analysable as victor + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a condition, quality, or state), and displaced Middle English siȝe, sye. The interjection is derived from the noun. Cognates Cognate with French victoire, Italian vittoria, Portuguese vitoria, Spanish victoria, Romanian victorie. Tamil வெற்றி (veṟṟi) (pronounced roughly like "vetri") is a false cognate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvɪktɚi/
  • British English: /ˈvɪktəɹi/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

victories (plural) victorie (alternative) victories (present, singular) victorying (participle, present) victoried (participle, past) victoried (past) Victorys (plural)

Derived Forms

nonvictory postvictory victoryless

Phrases

Cadmean victory cultural victory culture victory dig for victory hollow victory landslide victory margin of victory moral victory

Frequently Paired Words

victor victoress victoria victorious victoriously victoriousness victor ludorum victress

Synonyms

triumph win Victoria sura

Antonyms

defeat loss

Rhymes With

contradictory valedictory

Questions

How do you pronounce victory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪktɚi/.
What does victory mean?
The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.
Where does victory come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce victory

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