panoply
pronunciation
How to pronounce panoply in British English:
UK [ˈpænəpli]
How to pronounce panoply in American English:
US [ˈpænəpli]
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- Noun:
- a complete and impressive array
Word Origin
- panoply
- panoply: [17] Panoply originally meant a ‘full suit of armour’; the modern sense ‘impressive array’ is a metaphorical extension that did not emerge until the 19th century. The word comes via French from Greek panoplíā, a compound formed from the prefix pan- ‘all’ and hópla ‘arms, weapons’.
- panoply (n.)
- 1570s, from Greek panoplia "complete suit of armor," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + hopla (plural), "arms" of a hoplites ("heavily armed soldier"); see hoplite. Originally in English figurative, of "spiritual armor," etc. (a reference to Eph. vi); non-armorial sense of "any splendid array" first recorded 1829.
Example
- 1. Once again , a panoply of ft pundits have put their reputations on the line to divine what the new year will offer .
- 2. Some 43.6 million americans were living below the official poverty threshold , but the measure doesn 't fully capture the panoply of government antipoverty measures .
- 3. All but 5 per cent of households will pay " not a dime " for the panoply of public investments in the blueprint .