different between almighty vs almyghty

English

Alternative forms

• allmighty, all-mighty

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?ma?ti/
• Rhymes: -a?ti

Adjective

almighty (comparative more almighty, superlative most almighty)

1. (sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
   • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, OCLC 964384981, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.”

   Synonyms: all-powerful, omnipotent

2. (slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
3. (by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.

Derived terms

Related terms

• might
• mighty

Translations

Adverb

almighty (not comparable)

1. (slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.

Further reading

• almighty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• almighty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• almighty at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Adjective

almyghty (comparative more almyghty, superlative most almyghty)

1. Archaic spelling of almighty.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• almihti, almihti?

Etymology

From Old English ælmihti?, from Proto-Germanic *alamaht?gaz. Equivalent to all +? myght +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?almixti?/, [?almiçti?]

Adjective

almyghty

1. almighty

Descendants

• English: almighty
• Scots: awmichtie

References

• “al-might?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.