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mightless

/ˈmaɪt.ləs/

mightless adjective: lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.

Adjective

mightless (comparative more mightless, superlative most mightless)

  1. Lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.
    • So the mightless Tannenbaum, with two cups of wine in hand, plus a burger, chased Lilly back down as Ezra scooted into the shadows, leaving her to face the mayor all by herself.2004, Dianne Drake, Lilly's Law, page 153
    Antonyms:
    mightful

Antonyms of mightless

Forms of mightless

comparativemore mightless
superlativemost mightless

Origin of mightless

From Middle English mightles, from Old English mihtlēas, mihtelēas, from Proto-Germanic *mahtilausaz; equivalent to might + -less. Cognate with Scots michtles, Saterland Frisian machtloos, West Frisian machteleas, Dutch machteloos, German Low German machtlos, German machtlos, Swedish maktlös, Icelandic máttlaus.

Words formed from mightless

Questions about mightless

What does mightless mean?
Mightless means lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.
What part of speech is mightless?
Mightless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mightless?
Mightless is pronounced /ˈmaɪt.ləs/.

Words near mightless in the dictionary

  1. mighties
  2. mightiest
  3. mightily
  4. mightiness
  5. mightinesses
  6. mightless
  7. mightlessness
  8. mightly
  9. mightn't
  10. mightn't've
  11. mightna

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