2. (Her.) A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.
Amethystine
(Am`e*thys"tine) a. [L. amethystinus, Gr. .]
1. Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.
2. Composed of, or containing, amethyst.
Ametropia
(||Am`e*tro"pi*a) n. [Gr. irregular + eye.] (Med.) Any abnormal condition of the refracting
powers of the eye. — Am`e*trop"ic a.
Amharic
(Am*har"ic) a. Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is
closely allied to the Ethiopic. — n. The Amharic language
Amia
(||Am"i*a) n. [L., fr. Gr. a kind of tunny.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively
confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South
Carolina, etc. See Bowfin.
Amiability
(A`mi*a*bil"i*ty) n. The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.
Every excellency is a degree of amiability.
Jer. Taylor.
Amiable
(A"mi*a*ble) a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The
meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable,
Amorous, Amability.]
1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]
So amiable a prospect.
Sir T. Herbert.
2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes
one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.
4. Done out of love. [Obs.]
Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.
Shak.
Amiableness
(A`mi*a*ble*ness), n. The quality of being amiable; amiability.
Amiably
(A"mi*a*bly), adv. In an amiable manner.
Amianth
(Am"i*anth) n. See Amianthus. [Poetic]
Amianthiform
(Am`i*an"thi*form) a. [Amianthus + -form.] Resembling amianthus in form.
Amianthoid
(Am`i*an"thoid) a. [Amianthus + -oid: cf. F. amiantoïde.] Resembling amianthus.
