amidst

CEFRC1

/aˈmɪdst/

preposition

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    In the middle of a group, place, or situation.

  2. 02

    preposition

    Extra detail

    In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

Examples

  • Amidst the chaos, he instantly realized the pointlessness of it all.

  • I want to live in a big postmodern castle amidst majestic nature.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /əˈmɪtst/

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More examples

In context

  • Be a philosopher ; but amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.

Synonyms

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The flowers bloomed beautifully blank the ruins of the old castle.

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Origin

preposition

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).