Amidst Definition

əmidst
preposition

Amid.

Webster's New World

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

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Origin of Amidst

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

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Amidst Sentence Examples

  • I stood amidst the familiar instruments, wondering where to begin.

  • Two miles from the town, amidst beautiful gardens and meadows, is Haddon Hall.

  • The cottage is situated on the Spey river amidst scenery of surpassing loveliness.

  • Amidst these schisms the defence of Italy collapsed.

  • It runs a remarkably straight course westward through a narrow trough from Daolatyar to Obeh, amidst the bleak wind-swept uplands of the highest central elevations in Afghanistan.

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Words Starting With

AAMAMI

Words Ending With

TSTDST

Unscrambles

amidst

Words Starting With A and Ending With T

Starts With A & Ends With TStarts With AM & Ends With TStarts With A & Ends With ST

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With A6 Letter Words Ending With T