What's the difference between might and mightiness?

Might


Definition:

  • (imp.) of May
  • () imp. of 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These factors might account for the lower systemic bioavailability of these compounds.
  • (2) Since fingernail creatinine (Ncr) reflects serum creatinine (Scr) at the time of nail formation, it has been suggested that Ncr level might represent that of Scr around 4 months previously.
  • (3) If Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, who bought the island in 1738, were to return today he would doubtless recognise the scene, though he might be surprised that his small private buildings have grown into a sizable hotel.
  • (4) The observed relationship between prorenin and renin substrate concentrations might be a consequence of their regulation by common factors.
  • (5) We report a series of experiments designed to determine if agents and conditions that have been reported to alter sodium reabsorption, Na-K-ATPase activity or cellular structure in the rat distal nephron might also regulate the density or affinity of binding of 3H-metolazone to the putative thiazide receptor in the distal nephron.
  • (6) Since the start of this week, markets have been more cautious, with bond yields in Spain reaching their highest levels in four months on Tuesday amid concern about the scale of the austerity measures being imposed by the government and fears that the country might need a bailout.
  • (7) Blood pressure control was marginally improved during the study and it is thought possible that better patient compliance might explain this.
  • (8) The differences might be due to an arrest of "specialization" in the regional expression of the different MHC isoforms.
  • (9) It contains 10,000 apartments so far, in blocks that might appear Soviet but for shades of blue, green and yellow.
  • (10) Administration of furosemide might result, on occasion, in a false positive test for pheochromocytoma.
  • (11) When you have been out for a month you need to prepare properly before you come back.” Pellegrini will make his own assessment of Kompany’s fitness before deciding whether to play him in the Bournemouth game, which he is careful to stress may not be the foregone conclusion the league table might suggest.
  • (12) DPI 201-106 (DPI) as a positive inotropic drug might be useful in treating dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
  • (13) All of this in the same tones of weary nonchalance you might use to stop the dog nosing around in the bin.
  • (14) In fact, you might read it as a signal … that the president might well lose on this,” she said.
  • (15) She was not aware that it was an assassination attempt by alleged foreign agents.” If at least one of the women thought the killing was part of an elaborate prank, it might explain the “LOL” message emblazoned in large letters one of the killers t-shirts.
  • (16) Hypnosis might be looked upon as a method by which an unscrupulous person could sustain such a state of powerlessness in a victim.
  • (17) These findings suggest that aerosolization of ATP into the cystic fibrosis-affected bronchial tree might be hazardous in terms of enhancement of parenchymal damage, which would result from neutrophil elastase release, and in terms of impaired respiratory lung function.
  • (18) It is widely seen as a counter to China’s economic might in Asia, and the world’s second largest economy is notably absent from the list of signatories.
  • (19) Mechanisms by which a defect in the synthesis of dolichol-oligosaccharides might alter the degree of beta-1,6 branching in N-linked carbohydrates are discussed.
  • (20) But what they take for a witticism might very well be true; most of Ellis's novels tell more or less the same story, about the same alienated ennui, and maybe they really are nothing more than the fictionalised diaries of an unremarkably unhappy man.

Mightiness


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high dignity.
  • (n.) Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But among the football-faith community the legendary Anfield Road stadium is not considered a sacred site for nothing, and on this memorable night everyone felt what mighty magic can be summoned here.” Describing the match as “a classic in the illustrious history of these two clubs for years to come”, the commentator Daniel Theweleit also believed that the atmosphere at Anfield put Dortmund’s own famed fan culture into the shade: “Even those who have watched the club for centuries agreed that Dortmund has never achieved this kind of intensity.” Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung found satisfaction in seeing the German coach Jürgen Klopp exporting his magic touch across the Channel.
  • (2) The dream of harnessing the mighty Congo with the world's largest set of dams has moved closer, with the World Bank and other financial institutions expected to offer finance and South Africa agreeing to buy half of the power generated.
  • (3) Chelsea, racism and the Premier League’s role | Letters Read more Mighty Manchester United had just been humbled by lowly Leicester City, battered 5-3.
  • (4) W hat do you think happens to the rubbish when you throw it out into the street?” asks the Mighty Boosh ’s great realist Howard Moon.
  • (5) Mighty layers of connective tissue with de novo formed blood vessels are disposed among the bundles of the repaired muscular tissue of the uterus and urine bladder wall.
  • (6) Abbott’s few remaining apologists in the domestic media have vaingloriously announced today that our prime minister is putting the mighty US “on notice” about tax evasion.
  • (7) That was the error which would eventually allow George W Bush to occupy once-mighty Baghdad 500 years later.
  • (8) Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who chairs the Senate armed services committee, told the Detroit News on Monday that he was not sure air strikes "make sense," saying that "we ought to be mighty damn cautious" before launching them.
  • (9) Mighty Current editor Lee Bo was also reportedly abducted from Hong Kong and later reappeared in March, as did manager Lui Por .
  • (10) But it’s clear there was a mighty panic over who would pay.
  • (11) After showings of familiar and already much-anticipated stuff such as Watch Dogs , Assassin's Creed IV , South Park: the Stick of Truth and Mighty Quest for Epic Loot , we got The Crew , a cross-America racing title with seamless player collaboration and competition and lots of levelling up ( read our preview here ).
  • (12) She makes a cameo in the imagination of Elizabeth, the book's heroine, telling the character that she is not really having an orgasm, but that "you are just imagining it in order to submit yourself to your husband and his mighty penis".
  • (13) Mighty Deer Stalker Tough 10km off-road (and very muddy) run in Peeblesshire, Scotland, which starts at dusk.
  • (14) You emerge on Rajpath, Delhi’s most impressive boulevard, with the mighty arch of India Gate, a 1931 war memorial designed by Edwin Lutyens at its head.
  • (15) Just contrast the fate of the British telecommunications industry and its participants with that of the once-mighty British Leyland.
  • (16) It has exalted the lowly and brought down the mighty from their seats.
  • (17) Meanwhile the Police Federation's attempts to extract retribution for the disputed p-word, in the form of Andrew Mitchell's sacking, have been roundly slagged off by former Labour minister Chris Mullin , who last week described the organisation as "a bully", "a bunch of headbangers" and "a mighty vested interest that has seen off just about all attempts to reform the least reformed part of the public service".
  • (18) The Way Home, To Save a Life, and hoop-shooting nuns drama The Mighty Macs are, similarly, self-fulfilment yarns in which God is a bit of a backdrop.
  • (19) The once-mighty Rio Grande is so dry it is being referred to as the "Rio Sand".
  • (20) The flow of water – used as a coolant to carry away the mighty heat of the reactor core – was raised and lowered.

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