amene

See also: amené, amène, and ʻamene

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin amoenus (“pleasant”).

Adjective

amene (comparative more amene, superlative most amene)

  1. Pleasant; agreeable.

References
  • amene in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Anagrams

Dutch

Verb

amene

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of amenen

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ne/, /aˈme.ne/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛne, -ene
  • Hyphenation: a‧mè‧ne, a‧mé‧ne

Adjective

amene

  1. feminine plural of ameno

References
  1. 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

  1. amen

Noun

amene

  1. amen

Verb

amene

  1. (intransitive) to conclude a prayer (with an amen)

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 14
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