Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amort
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

As if dead; depressed

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"How fares my Kate? What, sweeting, all amort?"
"How nowe fellowe Franticke, what all a mort? Doth this sadnes become thy madnes?"
"What, all amort, Signior, no Courage left?"
"The hallow'd hour was near at hand: she sighs / Amid the timbrels, and the throng'd resort / Of whisperers in anger, or in sport; / 'Mid looks of love, defiance, hate, and scorn, / Hoodwink'd with faery fancy; all amort, / Save to St. Agnes and her lambs unshorn, / And all the bliss to be before to-morrow morn."
"Here repose houris, dreamlike fair; Eyes half amort by amorous care; Marvels of flesh, wonders of hair!"

Etymology

From Middle French à la mort (“to the death”) reinterpreted as all amort.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: à la mort

Usage

Synonyms

lifeless spiritless dejected

Questions

What does amort mean?: As if dead; depressed
Where does amort come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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