Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amidst

/aˈmɪdst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: amidst
IPA: /aˈmɪdst/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

Example Sentences

"Be a philosopher ; but amidst all your philosophy, be still a man."
"Not so, however, with Tarzan, the man-child. His life amidst the dangers of the jungle had taught him to meet emergencies with self-confidence, and his higher intelligence resulted in a quickness of mental action far beyond the powers of the apes."

Etymology

From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: amidde, on
Suffix: amids, amid

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /aˈmɪdst/
British English: /aˈmɪdst/

Inflected Forms

amidest (alternative) amiddst (alternative) amiddest (alternative) amydst (alternative) amyddst (alternative) amyddest (alternative)

Derived Forms

thereamidst

Synonyms

amid among amongst

Rhymes With

midst didst

Questions

How do you pronounce amidst?: The recorded pronunciation is /aˈmɪdst/.
What does amidst mean?: In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
Where does amidst come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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