amene
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English amene, from Middle French amene, from Latin amoenus (“pleasant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmiːn/
Adjective
amene (comparative more amene, superlative most amene)
- (uncommon) Pleasant; agreeable.
- 1870, Richard Francis Burton, Letters from the Battlefields of Paraguay, page 145:
- Nothing can be more amene or gracious than this modified Pampa form in fine weather.
Related terms
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amene”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ne/, /aˈme.ne/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛne, -ene
- Hyphenation: a‧mè‧ne, a‧mé‧ne
Adjective
amene
- feminine plural of ameno
References
- ^ ameno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Tokelauan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Samoan amene, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a.ˈme.ne]
- Hyphenation: a‧me‧ne
Interjection
amene
Noun
amene
Verb
amene
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 14