panoply means A splendid display of something. It carries an Arena rating of 1687, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, panoply ranks #460 of 17,123 for Most Malleable Words, #791 of 17,130 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #1,396 of 17,130 for Most Ingenious Words, #1,436 of 17,113 for Most Elegant Words.
panoply is pronounced /ˈpænəpli/.
Why “panoply” is a great word
A complete and splendid array or display, originally referring to a full suit of armor. From the Greek panoplía, from pan- ("all") + hóplon ("arms, armor"), first attested in English in the 1570s. Unlike "array," which suggests a simple, ordered arrangement, or "armor," which denotes mere protective plating, a panoply emphasizes a totality both magnificent and encompassing. It is the sun striking a knight's full harness on the eve of battle, the overwhelming spectacle of a city's skyline at dusk, or a museum's hall of gleaming medals under glass—the weight and brilliance of a world held, however briefly, in perfect, defensive order.
noun
- A splendid display of something.e.g.“Even though we cannot affirm that the products of mimesis are invested in the panoply of existence.”
- A collection or display of weaponry.
- Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
- A complete set of armour.
- Something that covers and protects.e.g.“[I]n short, sneering and fleering at him in her cold barren way; all which, however, he, the man he was, could receive on thick enough panoply, or even rebound therefrom, and also go his way.”
- A broad or full range or complete set.e.g.“Near-synonyms: plenitude, plentitude, plenty, cornucopia”
verb
- To fit out in a suit of armour
- To array or bedeck
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