Definition of Might-have-been

1. Noun. An event that could have occurred but never did.

Generic synonyms: Event

Definition of Might-have-been

1. Noun. Someone or something whose potential greatness was not achieved. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Might-have-been

miffiest
miffily
miffiness
miffinesses
miffing
miffs
miffy
mifty
migg
miggle
miggles
miggs
might
might've
might-be
might-have-been (current term)
might and main
might can
might could
might makes right
might of
might should
mighta
mightand
mighte
mightened
mighteous
mighter
mightest
mighteth

Literary usage of Might-have-been

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1910)
"I might have been " We might have been Thou mights! have been You might have ... I might have been glad Thou mightst have been glad He, she, or it might ..."

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