English-Thai Dictionary

amiss

ADJ ไม่ ถูกต้อง  ไม่เหมาะสม  wrong faulty mai-thuk-tong

 

amiss

ADV อย่าง ไม่ ถูกต้อง  อย่าง ไม่เหมาะสม  wrongty faultily yang-mai-thuk-tong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMISS

a.[a and miss. See Miss. ] 1. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. [This adjective always follows its noun. ]
2. adv. In a faulty manner; contrary to propriety, truth, law or morality.
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James 4:3.
Applied to the body, it signifies indisposed; as, I am somewhat amiss to day.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMISH

Am "ish, n. pl. [Written also Omish.] (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: The Amish Mennonites.

 

AMISH

Am "ish, a. [Written also Omish.] (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as "worldly conformity ". There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.

 

AMISS

A *miss ", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + miss. ]

 

Defn: Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. What error drives our eyes and ears amiss Shak. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3. To take (an act, thing ) amiss, to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing ); to take offense at' to take unkindly; as, you must not take these questions amiss.

 

AMISS

AMISS A *miss ", a.

 

Defn: Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.

 

Note: [Used only in the predicate. ] Dryden. His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. Wollaston.

 

AMISS

AMISS A *miss ", n.

 

Defn: A fault, wrong, or mistake. [Obs. ] Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. Shak.

 

AMISSIBILITY

A *mis `si *bil "i *ty, Etym: [Cf. F. amissibilité. See Amit. ]

 

Defn: The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost. [R.] Notions of popular rights and the amissibility of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe. Hallam.

 

AMISSIBLE

A *mis "si *ble, a. Etym: [L. amissibilis: cf. F. amissible. ]

 

Defn: Liable to be lost. [R.]

 

AMISSION

A *mis "sion, n. Etym: [L. amissio: cf. F. amission. ]

 

Defn: Deprivation; loss. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Amis, Martin

A mis, Martin |ˈeɪmɪs ˈāməs | (1949 –), English novelist, son of Kingsley Amis; full name Martin Louis Amis. Notable works: The Rachel Papers (1973 ), Money (1984 ), and Night Train (1997 ).

 

Amis, Sir Kingsley

A mis, Sir Kingsley |ˈāməs ˈeɪmɪs | (1922 –95 ), English novelist and poet, who achieved popular success with his first novel, Lucky Jim (1954 ). Other notable works: The Old Devils (1986 ), The Folks that Live on the Hill (1990 ), and You Can't Do Both (1994 ).

 

Amish

A mish |ˈämiSH ˈɑmɪʃ | ▶plural noun the members of a strict Mennonite sect that established major settlements in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere in North America from 1720 onward. ▶adjective of or relating to this sect. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently from German amisch.

 

Amish Country

Am ish Coun try name for areas, chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, that are inhabited by the Amish.

 

amiss

a miss |əˈmis əˈmɪs | ▶adjective [ predic. ] not quite right; inappropriate or out of place: there was something amiss about his calculations. ▶adverb wrongly or inappropriately: how terrible was the danger of her loving amiss. PHRASES take something amiss be offended by something that is said, typically through misinterpreting the intentions behind it: don't take this amiss, it's all good-humored teasing. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss, ’ from á ‘on ’ + mis (related to miss 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Amis, Martin

Amis, Martin |ˈeɪmɪs | (b.1949 ), English novelist, son of Kingsley Amis; full name Martin Louis Amis. Notable works: The Rachel Papers (1973 ), Money (1984 ), and Time's Arrow (1991 ).

 

Amis, Sir Kingsley

Amis, Sir Kingsley |ˈeɪmɪs | (1922 –95 ), English novelist. He achieved popular success with his first novel Lucky Jim (1954 ); his later novels include The Old Devils (Booker Prize, 1986 ) and The Folks that Live on the Hill (1990 ).

 

Amish

Amish |ˈamɪʃ, ˈɑː -, ˈeɪ -| ▶plural noun the members of a strict Mennonite sect founded by the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (or Amen ) ( c. 1645 – c. 1730 ). Now living mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the Amish migrated to North America from c. 1720. ▶adjective relating to the Amish. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently from German amisch, from the name Jakob Amman.

 

Amish Country

Am ish Coun try name for areas, chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, that are inhabited by the Amish.

 

amiss

amiss |əˈmɪs | ▶adjective [ predic. ] not quite right; inappropriate or out of place: there was something amiss about his calculations. ▶adverb wrongly or inappropriately: the prime minister may have constructed his cabinet a little amiss. PHRASES take something amiss Brit. be offended by something that is said, especially through misinterpreting the intentions behind it. something would not go (or come ) amiss Brit. the specified thing would be welcome and useful: you look as if a good meal wouldn't go amiss. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss ’, from á ‘on ’ + mis (related to miss 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

amiss

amiss adjective an inspection revealed nothing amiss: wrong, awry, faulty, out of order, defective, flawed, unsatisfactory, incorrect, not right; inappropriate, improper. ANTONYMS right, in order. PHRASES take something amiss we were only kidding, but I think he took it amiss: be offended, take offense, be upset.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

amiss

amiss adjective an inspection revealed nothing amiss: wrong, awry, faulty, out of order, defective, unsatisfactory, incorrect, untoward, adrift, astray, inappropriate, improper, unsuitable. ANTONYMS right, in order. PHRASES not come /go amiss an apology wouldn't go amiss: be welcome, be appropriate, be useful. take something amiss they would take it amiss if they were left out: be offended by, take offence at, be upset by.

 

Duden Dictionary

Amische

Ami sche substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |A mische |die /eine Amische; der /einer Amischen, die Amischen /zwei Amische nach Jakob Amman Angehörige der Glaubensgemeinschaft der Amischen 2

 

Amischer

Ami scher substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |A mischer |der Amische /ein Amischer; des /eines Amischen, die Amischen /zwei Amische nach Jakob Amman 1 Angehöriger der Glaubensgemeinschaft der Amischen 2 2 Pluraletantum (ursprünglich in der Schweiz entstandene ) christliche Glaubensgemeinschaft in den USA die Amischen

 

Amish

Amish Pluralwort , die |ˈaːmɪʃ |Pluraletantum nach Jakob Amman englische Form von »Amischen « (Amischer 2 ) die Amish

 

Spanish Dictionary

amish

amish adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pertenece a un grupo estadounidense menonita, caracterizado por su austeridad y su rechazo a los avances de la civilización moderna .2 adjetivo Relativo a este grupo .

 

amistad

amistad nombre femenino 1 Relación de afecto, simpatía y confianza que se establece entre personas que no son familia :trabar amistad; en tantos años de amistad y camaradería, nunca habían tenido los dos hombres tanto tema de conversación .ANTÓNIMO enemistad .2 amistades nombre femenino plural Conjunto de personas con las que se tiene este tipo de relación :escribía para dar placer a sus infinitas amistades .3 amistades Amigos o conocidos influyentes de los cuales se pueden obtener favores :cultivaba amistades importantes por lo que pudiera pasar en el futuro; ese negocio se lo debo a amistades .

 

amistar

amistar verbo transitivo /verbo pronominal Hacer que dos o más personas sean amigas o dejen de ser enemigas .SINÓNIMO amigar .

 

amistoso, -sa

amistoso, -sa adjetivo 1 Que es propio de amigos o de la amistad :nos unen vínculos profesionales y amistosos; acuerdo amistoso; conversación amistosa .SINÓNIMO amigable .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [partido ] Que está fuera de competición oficial :celebraron un partido amistoso de fútbol para recaudar fondos contra la droga; competición amistosa; jugar un amistoso .

 

Sanseido Dictionary

AMIS

AMIS 〖 Advanced Mobile Information Systems 〗 →交通情報提供システム

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Amish

A mish /ɑ́ːmɪʃ, ǽm -/名詞 〖複数扱い 〗形容詞 アーミッシュ (の ), アンマン派 (の ) 〘近代文明を拒否するメノー派の新教徒 〙.

 

amiss

a miss /əmɪ́s /形容詞 〖be ～〗具合 [調子 ]が悪い ; 誤った (wrong ); 不適切な, 場違いな ▸ sense [realize ] that something is amiss 何か変だと感じる [気付く ]副詞 不適切に, (状況 筋道などを )逸して ; 誤って ; 具合 [調子 ]が悪く (wrongly ).n ò t go [come ] am í ss ｟くだけて ｠〈物 事が 〉適切である, (状況に )ふさわしい, 好まれる, 有り難い, 有効である ▸ A little time wouldn't go amiss now! 今時間が少しでもあればいいのになあ t à ke A am í ss (主に誤解して )A 〈言葉 行為など 〉に憤慨する, 気分を害す ; Aを誤解する (!しばしばtake it amiss ifの形で ) .