amidst
UK/aˈmɪdst/
amidst preposition: in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
Preposition
amidst
- In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
- Be a philosopher ; but amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.1748, [David Hume], chapter 4, in Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
- Not so, however, with Tarzan, the man-child. His life amidst the dangers of the jungle had taught him to meet emergencies with self-confidence, and his higher intelligence resulted in a quickness of mental action far beyond the powers of the apes.1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 5, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert]...
amidst meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
amidst in Hindi
- amidst, among
- दरमियान darmiyān
amidst in Tamil
- இடையில், இடையே
amidst in Urdu
- بیچ میں, دوران میں
amidst in Arabic
- in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among
- بَيْن bayn
More languagesFewer languages
- amidst in Thai
- ท่ามกลาง tâam-glaang
Synonyms of amidst
Forms of amidst
| alternative form | amidest |
|---|---|
| alternative form | amiddst |
| alternative form | amiddest |
| alternative form | amydst |
| alternative form | amyddst |
| alternative form | amyddest |
Origin of amidst
From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).
Words formed from amidst
Words that rhyme with amidst
Questions about amidst
- What does amidst mean?
- Amidst means in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
- What is amidst in Hindi?
- Amidst in Hindi is दरमियान (darmiyān). See Amidst meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is amidst?
- Amidst is a preposition.
- How do you pronounce amidst?
- Amidst is pronounced /aˈmɪdst/ (UK).
Words near amidst in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: amidst (page history and authors); दरमियान (Hindi) (page history and authors); amidst (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amidst (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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