Amis

[ey-mis]

noun

Kingsley,1922–95, English novelist.

ami

[a-mee; English a-mee, ah-mee]

noun, plural a·mis

[a-mee; English a-meez, ah-meez] /aˈmi; English æˈmiz, ɑˈmiz/. French.

a friend, especially a male friend.
a boyfriend or male lover.

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Examples from the Web for amis

Contemporary Examples

A writer much admired by Amis, the German novelist W.G. Sebald, said, “no serious person ever thinks about anything else.”
How Hitch & Amis Discovered Evil In My House
Peter Foges
September 28, 2014
“There have been very significant Jews in my life,” Amis recently said.
How Hitch & Amis Discovered Evil In My House
Peter Foges
September 28, 2014
Amis used potent, roided-up language to make New York City both familiar and un-, and the tools of satire to make it grotesque.
Too Soon to Write: Choire Sicha’s ‘Very Recent History’
Stefan Beck
August 8, 2013
And like Mailer, Amis was at first lionized by the media, then caricatured, and then vilified.
Remedial Reader: The Essential Martin Amis
Ronald K. Fried
August 24, 2012
Tait seems to insinuate for all media that it would be better if Amis never came back.
In Defense of Martin Amis’ 'Lionel Asbo'
Liam Hoare
August 21, 2012

Historical Examples

Mes amis, I crave pardon of my discourtesy, he said, laughing; but what would you?
Long Will
Florence Converse
But Mr. Amis never held Sparsholt, but acted as curate there for a while in 1756 and 1757.
Historic Oddities
Sabine Baring-Gould
She went at once to Winchester and sent for the wife of Mr. Amis, who had married her.
Historic Oddities
Sabine Baring-Gould
She told Mrs. Amis that she wanted the register of her marriage to be made out.
Historic Oddities
Sabine Baring-Gould
What ensued shall be told in the words of Mrs. Amis at the trial.
Historic Oddities
Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for amis

Amis

noun

Sir Kingsley . 1922–95, British novelist and poet, noted for his novels Lucky Jim (1954), Jake's Thing (1978), Stanley and the Women (1984), The Old Devils (1986), and The Folks that Live on the Hill (1990)
his son, Martin. born 1949, British novelist. His works include The Rachel Papers (1974), Money (1984), London Fields (1989), The Information (1994), Yellow Dog (2003), and Lionel Asbo: State of England (2012)

ami

noun

a male friend

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Word Origin and History for amis

ami

n.

14c., "friend lover," from Old French amy, ami (see Amy).

Amis

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Examples from the Web for amis

Contemporary Examples

A writer much admired by Amis, the German novelist W.G. Sebald, said, “no serious person ever thinks about anything else.”

“There have been very significant Jews in my life,” Amis recently said.

Amis used potent, roided-up language to make New York City both familiar and un-, and the tools of satire to make it grotesque.

And like Mailer, Amis was at first lionized by the media, then caricatured, and then vilified.

Tait seems to insinuate for all media that it would be better if Amis never came back.

Historical Examples

Mes amis, I crave pardon of my discourtesy, he said, laughing; but what would you?

But Mr. Amis never held Sparsholt, but acted as curate there for a while in 1756 and 1757.

She went at once to Winchester and sent for the wife of Mr. Amis, who had married her.

She told Mrs. Amis that she wanted the register of her marriage to be made out.

What ensued shall be told in the words of Mrs. Amis at the trial.

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