Amene

/əˈmin/ adjective

Definition

Pleasant, agreeable, or attractive (archaic term rarely used in modern English).

Etymology

From Old French 'amene,' derived from Latin 'amoenus' meaning pleasant. The word faded from common use as English developed synonyms like 'pleasant' and 'agreeable.'

Kelly Says

Medieval poets loved calling castles and gardens 'amene,' but the word basically disappeared because 'pleasant' does the same job in three fewer syllables—language naturally kills off the inefficient words.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አሜን
a-men
ARالعربية
أمين
a-meen
BNবাংলা
আমেন
a-men
CACatalà
Amén
a-men
CSČeština
Amen
a-men
DADansk
Amen
a-men
DEDeutsch
Amen
ah-men
ELΕλληνικά
Αμήν
a-meen
ESEspañol
amén
a-men
FAفارسی
آمین
a-meen
FISuomi
Aamen
a-a-men
FRFrançais
Amen
ah-men
GUGU
અમેન
a-men
HAHA
Amin
a-min
HEעברית
אמן
a-man
HIहिन्दी
अमीन
a-meen
HUMagyar
Ámen
a-men
IDBahasa Indonesia
Amin
a-min
IGIG
Amen
a-men
ITItaliano
Amen
ah-men
JA日本語
アーメン
a-men
KKKK
Амин
a-min
KMKM
អាមេន
a-men
KO한국어
아멘
a-men
MRMR
अमीन
a-meen
MSBahasa Melayu
Amin
a-min
MYမြန်မာ
အမင်
a-min
NLNederlands
Amen
ah-men
NONorsk
Amen
a-men
PAPA
ਅਮੀਨ
a-meen
PLPolski
Amen
a-men
PTPortuguês
Amém
ah-men
RORomână
Amin
a-min
RUРусский
Аминь
a-min
SVSvenska
Amen
a-men
SWKiswahili
Amin
a-min
TAதமிழ்
அமென்
a-men
TEతెలుగు
అమెన్
a-men
THไทย
อาเมน
a-men
TLTL
Amen
a-men
TRTürkçe
Amin
ah-min
UKУкраїнська
Амін
a-min
URاردو
آمین
a-meen
VITiếng Việt
A-men
a-men
YOYO
Amin
a-min
ZH中文
阿门
a-men
ZUZU
Amen
a-men

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