Amis

[ ey-mis ]

/ ˈeɪ mɪs /

noun

Kingsley,1922–95, English novelist.

ami

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

/ aˈmi; English æˈmi, ɑˈmi /

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

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

The phone hacking affair, rather helpfully for Amis, has only helped to strengthen this argument.
In Defense of Martin Amis’ 'Lionel Asbo'|Liam Hoare|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The plot of the medieval romance of Amis and Amiles is built entirely on such a brotherhood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
Car les Sauvages ayans encore de la reverence aux sepultures de leurs peres & amis, le vouloient porter au Cap de Sable 40.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Doncques, si le mourt a quelques prouisions, il faut qu'il en face Tabagie tous ses parents, & amis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. III: Acadia, 1611-1616|Various
It is important here to recognize the peculiar part played by the Lodge of the Amis Réunis.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
Nowhere is the devout sentiment and belief of the same time more fully drawn than in Amis et Amiles.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for amis (1 of 2)

Amis

/ (ˈeɪmɪs) /

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)

British Dictionary definitions for amis (2 of 2)

ami

/ French (ami) /

noun

a male friend

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