amelia

¹

[ uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

Amelia

²

[ uh-meel-yuh ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

amelia

/ əˈmiːlɪə /

noun

1. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

Word History and Origins

Origin of amelia¹

First recorded in 1970–75; a- ⁶ + -melia

Word History and Origins

Origin of amelia¹

from a- ¹+ Greek melos limb + -ia

Example Sentences

Amelia wrote about this last year during the nomination process for Justice Amy Coney Barrett, but Supreme Court legal experts stressed to us then that the types of cases the court will hear will dramatically change.

From FiveThirtyEight

All of a sudden, I found myself spending a lot more time with Amelia during the day, and ended up doing a lot more of my work in the evenings once she was asleep.

From Ozy

Before the pandemic, I was 100 percent dependent on my helper as Amelia’s primary caregiver.

From Ozy

I have a 3-year-old daughter, Amelia, and working full time meant that I only got to see her for a few hours a day.

From Ozy

Though his wife Amelia was allowed to live with him on his Maryland farm in Montgomery County, she was still enslaved.

From Washington Post

Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly in New South Wales.

From The Daily Beast

The house decays around Amelia and Samuel, their world narrows and becomes mad, undealable with.

From The Daily Beast

Amelia says some truly terrible things to Sam, supposedly inhabited by the Babadook but really consumed in grief.

From The Daily Beast

Just as in real life, you can come to live with grief, so Amelia and Sam do at the end of the film.

From The Daily Beast

You can accord it a place, and then—hopefully—like Amelia and Sam find a way to get on with your life.

From The Daily Beast

This little girl was christened Amelia, after her mother, who taught and trained her both wisely and well.

From Project Gutenberg

During his absence, his wifes maid introduces the lover into her mistress chamber while Amelia sleeps.

From Project Gutenberg

Amelia stabs herself, but the confession of her maid reveals her innocence, and her wound is pronounced not mortal.

From Project Gutenberg

Amelia, at the news of the victory, became still more agitated even than before.

From Project Gutenberg

To the south was a headland, which our skipper informed us was the north end of Amelia Island.

From Project Gutenberg