Amis

American  

[ey-mis] / ˈeɪ mɪs /

noun

1. Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist, noted for satirical comedy.

2. Martin, 1949–2023, English novelist, noted for dark comedy: son of Kingsley Amis.

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Amis British  

/ ˈeɪmɪs /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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)

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Example Sentences

Martin Amis, who said that he checked on meanings dozens of times every day, explained, “when you look up a word in the dictionary, you own it in a way you didn’t before.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This is Amis at his nastiest and best, skewering a world he knew intimately.

From The Wall Street Journal

Martin Amis, a merciless observer of foibles, puts one writer’s envy of another at the heart of “The Information.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“The addition of a simple gear mechanism and foot pedals to propel the wheels would make it far more efficient. Still, it will be faster than walking. Allons, mes amis!”

From Literature

Hualien is home to many indigenous tribes, and the couple belongs to the Amis community.

From BBC