Amianth, n. Amianthus, earth-flax, mountain-flax, flexible asbestos.
Amicable, a. Friendly, harmonious, cordial, peaceable, kind, kindly, amiable.
Amicableness, n. Amity, harmony, harmoniousness, peacefulness, peaceableness, kindliness, friendliness, friendship, cordiality, friendly feeling, good understanding, good-will.
Amid, Amidst, prep.
- 1. Among (without being part of), amongst, in the midst of, in the middle of, surrounded by.
- 2. Jointly, together, some of.
Amidships, ad. (Naut.) Midships, amidward.
Amiss, a. Wrong, improper, faulty, erroneous, incorrect, inaccurate.
Amiss, ad. Wrong, wrongly, improperly, faultily, erroneously, incorrectly, inaccurately.
Amity, n. Friendliness. See amicableness.
Ammonia, n. Volatile alkali, ammoniacal gas, alkaline air.
Ammonite, n. Snake-stone.
Ammunition, n.
- 1. Munition, military stores.
- 2. Powder and shot.
Amnesty, n. Forgiveness (granted to whole classes of persons), general pardon (by proclamation), act of oblivion, freedom from penalty.
Among, Amongst, prep. Amid (while making part of), amidst, in the midst of, mixed or mingled with.
Amorous, a.
- 1. Full of sexual passion, erotic, ardent, full of desire, prone to sexuality.
- 2. Fond, enamoured, passionate, loving, longing, ardent, tender.
- 3. Amatory, erotic, tender, passionate, impassioned, Anacreontic.
Amorphous, a.
- 1. Irregular, shapeless, formless, unshapen.
- 2. Structureless, non-crystalline.