Definitions for ament

ament am·ent

Spelling: [am-uh nt, ey-muh nt]
IPA: /ˈæm ənt, ˈeɪ mənt/

Ament is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in ament (aemnt).

Definitions for ament

noun

  1. catkin.
  2. a person who has amentia.

Origin of ament

1785-95; New Latin, Latin āmentum strap, thong

Examples for ament

The little boy Sam, at twelve, was apprenticed to a printer named ament.

Then it suddenly developed that the cable report had "grossly exaggerated" the amount of Mr. ament's collections.

At ament's he generally had a daily task, either of composition or press-work, after which he was free.

The despatch made Mr. ament say a great deal more than this, but the gist here is enough.

I got one suit and took the rest out in ament's old garments, which didn't fit me in any noticeable way.

When he had been with ament little more than a year Sam had become office favorite and chief standby.

Clemens in the same paper replied that such was not his intent, that Mr. ament in his report had simply arraigned himself.

Fund′ament, the lower part or seat of the body; Fundamental′ity.

He remained with ament until his brother Orion bought out a small paper in Hannibal in 1850.

Sam's two years at ament's were now complete, and Orion induced him to take employment on the Journal.

Word Value for ament
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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