midst

CEFRB2

/mɪdst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The middle part of a place, group, or situation.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Among, in the middle of; amidst.

Examples

  • Such beauty was unexpected in the midst of the city.

  • Suddenly Nancy screamed in the midst of silence.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [mɪtst]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.

More examples

In context

  • Your gift was like discovery of an oasis in the midst of a desert.

  • Mildred comes home from work early only to discover her husband, Robert, midst of a lewd affair with their neighbor, Gladys.

  • At dawn, in the midst of a mist that is both literal and the unformed shifting of thought, he encounters a young fox pup playfully shaking a bone.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives.