amene

See also: amené, amène, and ʻamene

English

Alternative forms

• amoene, amœne (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin amoenus (“pleasant”).

Adjective

amene (comparative more amene, superlative most amene)

1. (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

• amenity

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amene”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ameen, Menae, Naeem, enema, meane

Dutch

Verb

amene

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of amenen

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

amene

1. feminine plural of ameno

Anagrams

• nemea

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^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 14