ament
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ament1
1785–95; < New Latin, Latin āmentum strap, thong
Origin of ament2
1890–95; < Latin āment- (stem of āmēns out of one's mind, mad), equivalent to ā- a- 4 + ment-; see mental 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But in dozens of interviews, current and former colleagues of Mr. Acosta, who is now dean of Florida International University’s law school, are deeply split in their ament of the nominee.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2017
One case of an unbranched ament was observed.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
The close contact between neighbors and the familiarity of community life tend in the country to develop an indifference to the variations from normal standard that the high-grade ament expresses.
From Rural Problems of Today by Ernest R. (Ernest Rutherford) Groves
The tree is so called from the resemblance of the long ament, before opening, to the beads of a necklace.
From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Ella Rodman Church
Occasionally a two branched ament may be found but this seems to occur when one branch of the ament has failed to develop due to an injury of some sort.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
