How do you pronounce almighty?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɔːlˈmaɪti/.

Where does almighty come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

almighty

/ɔːlˈmaɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: almighty
IPA: /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

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Meaning

adj

Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

adj

Great; extreme; terrible.

Slang

adj

Having very great power, influence, etc.

adv

Extremely; thoroughly.

Colloquial; Slang

name

God, the supreme being.

Example Sentences

"God almighty"
"The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.”"
"I heard an almighty crash and ran into the kitchen to see what had happened."
"When Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen both went cheaply inside the first hour on the fifth day, a further 134 were needed and there was a genuine sense that an almighty upset might just come off."
"The almighty press condemned him without trial."
"Now that must have been almighty careless of someone, Wynn."

Etymology

From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- + might + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *megʰ-, almyghty, ælmihtiġ, *alamahtīgaz, Almyȝty

Usage

Inflected Forms

more almighty (comparative) most almighty (superlative) allmighty (alternative) all-mighty (alternative) the Almighty (canonical)

Derived Forms

almightiful almightily almightiness Almighty almightyship superalmighty

Phrases

almighty dollar Christ almighty

Frequently Paired Words

might mighty

Synonyms

all-powerful omnipotent

Rhymes With

mighty aphrodite alrighty righty flighty lighty aphrodité whitey nightie blighty venite fighty