mightinessn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪtɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪdinᵻs/

Forms: Middle English mihtinesse, Middle English mytthynes, Middle English–1500s myghtynesse, 1500s mightines, 1500s myghtynes, 1500s–1600s mightines, 1600s mightinesse, 1600s– mightiness; Scottish pre-1700 michtines, pre-1700 mightienes, pre-1700 mychtines, pre-1700 mychttnes, 1800s– mightiness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mighty adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < mighty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier unmightiness n.It is unclear whether the Older Scots form mychttnes shows a variant of the present word with loss of the unstressed second syllable, or an independent formation < might adj. + -ness suffix. Compare mightly adv. and discussion at that entry.

1. The state or condition of being supremely or overwhelmingly powerful or strong; supremacy, pre-eminence, powerfulness, great strength.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun]

i-waldeOE

armOE

craftOE

mightOE

poustiea1275

mound?a1300

powerc1300

force1303

mighta1325

wielda1325

mightiheada1382

mightinessc1390

mightheada1400

mightinga1400

puissance1420

mightfulnessa1425

vallente1475

potence1483

state1488

potencya1500

potestation?c1500

potent1512

puissantness1552

sinew1560

puissancy1562

potentness1581

powerableness1591

powerfulnessc1595

potestatea1600

pollency1623

potentiality1627

potentialness1668

poust1827

mana1843

magnum force1977

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > intoxicating element in drink

strengtha1325

mightinessa1530

headiness1603

potency1637

spirit(s) of wine1646

alcohol1742

wine-spirit1753

alc.1840

potence1871

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > quality of being strong

strongnesseOE

craftOE

strengthOE

stiffness1399

stoutnessc1440

fortitude1553

mightinessa1586

nervosity1611

brawninessa1680

c1390 (?c1350) St. Augustine 1273 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 83 (MED) Þi mihtinesse we worschupeþ, lord.

a1450 R. Spaldyng Katereyn in Anglia (1907) 30 542 Qwat bachilere was so bold a=wey hir to berene..With mytthynes of mode als?

?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Ci Pope Iohn whose myghtynes & rychedome amounteth aboue all prynces of the world.

a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) f. 274^v Yf he so do, the myghtynesse of the newe wyne wyll breke the vessell.

a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xxvii. sig. V.viii To shewe y^e mightines of theyr malice.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xviii. sig. Ss6^v A cunning mastiffe, who knowes the..strength of the Bul; fights low..answering mightines with nimblenes.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII Prol. 30 Thinke you see them Great..: Then, in a moment, see How soone this Mightinesse, meets Misery.

1630 tr. Wine, Beere, Ale (ed. 2) sig. D1 Whose braine hath not felt the effects of my mightinesse?

1656 W. Davenant Siege of Rhodes iv. 27 O weakness, sprung from mightyness of love!

1726 A. Pope in tr. Homer Odyssey V. Postscr. 274 Language..which..rattles like some mightiness of meaning in the most indifferent subjects.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 109 The weak would have the mightiness of this law for their support.

1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i This revolution..proceeds with a mightiness of reason they cannot keep pace with.

1802 W. Wordsworth Inland, within a Hollow Vale in Sonnet to Liberty What power is there! What mightiness for evil and for good!

a1842 T. Arnold Hist. Rome III. xliv. 146 The mightiness of her energy.

1897 Dict. National Biogr. LI. 394/1 Villemain..and Barante..acknowledge the mightiness of Shakespeare's genius.

1909 R. Kane Serm. of Sea xi. 173 He returned to His Kingdom with grateful remembrance, to crown in mightiness and in triumph the lowly heart that knew and served Him well.

1988 New Yorker 22 Aug. 42/1 Her unrecognized mightiness, her greatness, her status in the world.

2. With possessive adjective (as your mightiness, etc.): a title of respect given to a personage of exalted rank. Also in extended use. Now usually ironic. See also High Mightiness n. at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4, high and mightiness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun]

yea1225

my Lordc1300

seigniorc1330

squire1382

noblessec1390

lordship1394

grace1423

gentlenessc1425

magnificencec1425

noblenessc1425

greatness1473

worshipc1475

your mightinessa1500

excellency?1533

celsitude1535

altitude1543

Your Honour1551

sublimity1553

excellencea1592

captal1592

gentleperson1597

clemencya1600

gravity1618

grace1625

grandeur1632

eximiousness1648

professorship1656

prince1677

excellenceshipc1716

Graceship1804

seigniorship1823

valiancy1828

your seignorie1829

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 84 (MED) Þat þey sholde noght be vnkennyd to þy worthy myghtynesse.

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. I2 In royallising Henries Albion, With presence of your princelie mightines.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 126 This minion..braues your mightenes[1623 Mightinesse] .

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeee/2 Does your Mightinesse..yet understand our faces?

1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 119 I am therefore to know if your mightiness will accept of this Proposition.

1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 19 Your Mightiness has indeed guess'd at my Thoughts.

1761 F. C. Chamberlaine Mem. S. Bidulph II. 126 May I presume to enquire what your mightiness's pleasure is in regard to me?

1846 Southern & Western Literary Messenger & Rev. 12 130/2 His Mightiness, therefore, has only to declare his intentions.

1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 30 June 116/1 The chamber..which he puts at the service of your serene and lofty mightiness has a wainscot of ebony.

1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxiv. 302 Here standeth in the flesh his mightiness The Boss, and with thine own ears shall ye hear him speak.

1966 P. K. Dick in Amazing Stories Aug. 12/1 His Mightiness, the Anarch Peak, has become infantile and will soon shrivel up entirely into a homunculus and re-enter a nearby womb.

1995 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Dec. 22/3 The primacy of the princes of Orange..or, in his absence or exclusion, that of Their Great Mightinesses of Holland alone, with the councillor pensionary as their masterly servant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mightiness
释义	mightinessn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪtɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmaɪdinᵻs/ Forms: Middle English mihtinesse, Middle English mytthynes, Middle English–1500s myghtynesse, 1500s mightines, 1500s myghtynes, 1500s–1600s mightines, 1600s mightinesse, 1600s– mightiness; Scottish pre-1700 michtines, pre-1700 mightienes, pre-1700 mychtines, pre-1700 mychttnes, 1800s– mightiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mighty adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < mighty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier unmightiness n.It is unclear whether the Older Scots form mychttnes shows a variant of the present word with loss of the unstressed second syllable, or an independent formation < might adj. + -ness suffix. Compare mightly adv. and discussion at that entry. 1. The state or condition of being supremely or overwhelmingly powerful or strong; supremacy, pre-eminence, powerfulness, great strength. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] i-waldeOE armOE craftOE mightOE poustiea1275 mound?a1300 powerc1300 force1303 mighta1325 wielda1325 mightiheada1382 mightinessc1390 mightheada1400 mightinga1400 puissance1420 mightfulnessa1425 vallente1475 potence1483 state1488 potencya1500 potestation?c1500 potent1512 puissantness1552 sinew1560 puissancy1562 potentness1581 powerableness1591 powerfulnessc1595 potestatea1600 pollency1623 potentiality1627 potentialness1668 poust1827 mana1843 magnum force1977 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > intoxicating element in drink strengtha1325 mightinessa1530 headiness1603 potency1637 spirit(s) of wine1646 alcohol1742 wine-spirit1753 alc.1840 potence1871 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > quality of being strong strongnesseOE craftOE strengthOE stiffness1399 stoutnessc1440 fortitude1553 mightinessa1586 nervosity1611 brawninessa1680 c1390 (?c1350) St. Augustine 1273 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 83 (MED) Þi mihtinesse we worschupeþ, lord. a1450 R. Spaldyng Katereyn in Anglia (1907) 30 542 Qwat bachilere was so bold a=wey hir to berene..With mytthynes of mode als? ?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Ci Pope Iohn whose myghtynes & rychedome amounteth aboue all prynces of the world. a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) f. 274^v Yf he so do, the myghtynesse of the newe wyne wyll breke the vessell. a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xxvii. sig. V.viii To shewe y^e mightines of theyr malice. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xviii. sig. Ss6^v A cunning mastiffe, who knowes the..strength of the Bul; fights low..answering mightines with nimblenes. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII Prol. 30 Thinke you see them Great..: Then, in a moment, see How soone this Mightinesse, meets Misery. View more context for this quotation 1630 tr. Wine, Beere, Ale (ed. 2) sig. D1 Whose braine hath not felt the effects of my mightinesse? 1656 W. Davenant Siege of Rhodes iv. 27 O weakness, sprung from mightyness of love! 1726 A. Pope in tr. Homer Odyssey V. Postscr. 274 Language..which..rattles like some mightiness of meaning in the most indifferent subjects. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 109 The weak would have the mightiness of this law for their support. 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i This revolution..proceeds with a mightiness of reason they cannot keep pace with. 1802 W. Wordsworth Inland, within a Hollow Vale in Sonnet to Liberty What power is there! What mightiness for evil and for good! a1842 T. Arnold Hist. Rome III. xliv. 146 The mightiness of her energy. 1897 Dict. National Biogr. LI. 394/1 Villemain..and Barante..acknowledge the mightiness of Shakespeare's genius. 1909 R. Kane Serm. of Sea xi. 173 He returned to His Kingdom with grateful remembrance, to crown in mightiness and in triumph the lowly heart that knew and served Him well. 1988 New Yorker 22 Aug. 42/1 Her unrecognized mightiness, her greatness, her status in the world. 2. With possessive adjective (as your mightiness, etc.): a title of respect given to a personage of exalted rank. Also in extended use. Now usually ironic. See also High Mightiness n. at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4, high and mightiness n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] yea1225 my Lordc1300 seigniorc1330 squire1382 noblessec1390 lordship1394 grace1423 gentlenessc1425 magnificencec1425 noblenessc1425 greatness1473 worshipc1475 your mightinessa1500 excellency?1533 celsitude1535 altitude1543 Your Honour1551 sublimity1553 excellencea1592 captal1592 gentleperson1597 clemencya1600 gravity1618 grace1625 grandeur1632 eximiousness1648 professorship1656 prince1677 excellenceshipc1716 Graceship1804 seigniorship1823 valiancy1828 your seignorie1829 a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 84 (MED) Þat þey sholde noght be vnkennyd to þy worthy myghtynesse. a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. I2 In royallising Henries Albion, With presence of your princelie mightines. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 126 This minion..braues your mightenes[1623 Mightinesse] . View more context for this quotation a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeee/2 Does your Mightinesse..yet understand our faces? 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 119 I am therefore to know if your mightiness will accept of this Proposition. View more context for this quotation 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 19 Your Mightiness has indeed guess'd at my Thoughts. 1761 F. C. Chamberlaine Mem. S. Bidulph II. 126 May I presume to enquire what your mightiness's pleasure is in regard to me? 1846 Southern & Western Literary Messenger & Rev. 12 130/2 His Mightiness, therefore, has only to declare his intentions. 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 30 June 116/1 The chamber..which he puts at the service of your serene and lofty mightiness has a wainscot of ebony. 1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxiv. 302 Here standeth in the flesh his mightiness The Boss, and with thine own ears shall ye hear him speak. 1966 P. K. Dick in Amazing Stories Aug. 12/1 His Mightiness, the Anarch Peak, has become infantile and will soon shrivel up entirely into a homunculus and re-enter a nearby womb. 1995 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Dec. 22/3 The primacy of the princes of Orange..or, in his absence or exclusion, that of Their Great Mightinesses of Holland alone, with the councillor pensionary as their masterly servant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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