Definitions For Amidst

Preposition

{{en-prep}} In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among. : Synonym: amid, among, amongst

Usage notes

As with other words with excrescent suffix -st, amidst is generally considered synonymous with simpler amid, and amid is preferred by style guides on both sides of the Atlantic., and (Canadian parliament) Further, amidst/amid are similar in meaning to – but distinct from – amongst/among. amid, amid(st) denotes that something is "in the midst of", "surrounded by" other things, and is used when the idea of separate things is not prominent. among, among(st) denotes that something is mingling with other separable things ("blessed art thou among women").

Translations

Arabic: بَيْن : Egyptian Arabic: بين (ben, sc=Arab) Armenian: մեջ German: inmitten Irish: i lár, i measc Italian: in mezzo Portuguese: entre, no meio de, em meio a Slovene: srédi Spanish: en medio Swedish: mitt i, under

Alternative forms

amidest {{qualifier, obsolete}} amiddst {{qualifier, obsolete, rare}} amiddest {{qualifier, obsolete}} amydst {{qualifier, obsolete}} amyddst {{qualifier, obsolete, rare}} amyddest {{qualifier, obsolete, rare}}

Etymology

amids + t + excrescent]], from amid + s + st + excrescent]]. root amid from middle english amidde, amiddes, on midden, from {{inh + en + ang + on middan + + in the middle}}, from midd + + central (english mid).

Anagrams

admits