English Explanatory Dictionary

unmight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The absence or lack of might; powerlessness; weakness

Pronunciation

/ˈʌnˌmaɪt/

Word forms

unmight

Etymology

From Middle English unmight, onmiȝt, from Old English unmiht, unmeht, unmeaht (“weakness; lack of power”), from Proto-Germanic *unmahtiz (“inability; weakness”), equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + might. Cognate with Dutch onmacht, German Ohnmacht, Icelandic ómáttur (“unmight”).

Synonyms

mightlessness
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