'Might' definitions:
Definition of 'might'
(from WordNet)
noun
Physical strength [syn: might, mightiness, power]
Definition of 'Might'
From: GCIDE
- May \May\ (m[=a]), v. [imp. Might (m[imac]t)] [AS. pres. maeg I am able, pret. meahte, mihte; akin to D. mogen, G. m["o]gen, OHG. mugan, magan, Icel. mega, Goth. magan, Russ. moche. [root]103. Cf. Dismay, Main strength, Might. The old imp. mought is obsolete, except as a provincial word.] An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can. [1913 Webster]
- How may a man, said he, with idle speech, Be won to spoil the castle of his health! --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- For what he [the king] may do is of two kinds; what he may do as just, and what he may do as possible. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these: "It might have been." --Whittier. [1913 Webster] (b) Liberty; permission; allowance. [1913 Webster]
- Thou mayst be no longer steward. --Luke xvi. 2. [1913 Webster] (c) Contingency or liability; possibility or probability. [1913 Webster]
- Though what he learns he speaks, and may advance Some general maxims, or be right by chance. --Pope. [1913 Webster] (d) Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark. [1913 Webster]
- How old may Phillis be, you ask. --Prior. [1913 Webster] (e) Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like. "May you live happily." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- May be, & It may be, are used as equivalent to possibly, perhaps, maybe, by chance, peradventure. See 1st Maybe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Might'
From: GCIDE
- Might \Might\ (m[imac]t), imp. of May. [AS. meahte, mihte.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Might'
From: GCIDE
- Might \Might\, n. [AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel. m[=a]ttr, Goth. mahts. [root]103. See May, v.] Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity. [1913 Webster]
- What so strong, But wanting rest, will also want of might? --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. --Deut. vi. 5. [1913 Webster]
- With might and main. See under 2d Main. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'might'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adequacy,
- amperage,
- ampleness,
- amplitude,
- arm,
- armipotence,
- ascendancy,
- authoritativeness,
- authority,
- beef,
- black power,
- boundlessness,
- brawn,
- brute force,
- bulk,
- capability,
- capacity,
- charge,
- charisma,
- clout,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- command,
- competence,
- compulsion,
- control,
- decisiveness,
- dint,
- domination,
- dominion,
- drive,
- duress,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- endurance,
- energy,
- enormity,
- enormousness,
- expanse,
- flower power,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- formidableness,
- fortitude,
- full blast,
- full force,
- fullness,
- gigantism,
- grandeur,
- grandness,
- great scope,
- greatness,
- guts,
- gutsiness,
- hardiness,
- heartiness,
- hugeness,
- immensity,
- infinity,
- influence,
- intensity,
- intestinal fortitude,
- jurisdiction,
- largeness,
- lustihood,
- lustiness,
- magisterialness,
- magnitude,
- main force,
- main strength,
- mana,
- mastery,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- moxie,
- muchness,
- muscle,
- muscle power,
- obstinacy,
- pizzazz,
- plenitude,
- poop,
- potence,
- potency,
- potentiality,
- power,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- powerfulness,
- prepotency,
- prodigiousness,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- puissance,
- pull,
- punch,
- push,
- qualification,
- robustness,
- ruggedness,
- sinew,
- stalwartness,
- stamina,
- staying power,
- steam,
- sticking power,
- stoutness,
- strength,
- strength of will,
- strenuousness,
- strings,
- strong arm,
- stupendousness,
- sturdiness,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- sway,
- thew,
- toughness,
- tremendousness,
- validity,
- vastness,
- vehemence,
- vigor,
- vigorousness,
- vim,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virulence,
- vitality,
- wattage,
- weight