Definitions for AMISS
əˈmɪsamiss

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)adverb

   not functioning properly

   "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"

2. awry, amissadverb

   away from the correct or expected course

   "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"

3. amissadverb

   in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner

   "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"

4. imperfectly, amissadverb

   in an imperfect or faulty way

   "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amissnoun

   Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.

2. amissadverb

   Mistakenly

3. amissadverb

   Astray

4. amissadverb

   Wrongly.

5. amissadjective

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amissadverb

   Etymology: from a, which, in this form of composition, often signifies according to, and miss, the English particle, which shews any thing, like the Greek ϖαϱά, to be wrong; as, to miscount, to count erroneously; to misdo, to commit a crime: amiss therefore signifies not right, or out of order.

   1. Faulty; criminal.

   For that which thou hast sworn to do amiss,
   Is yet amiss when it is truly done. William Shakespeare, King John.

   2. Faultily; criminally.

   We hope therefore to reform ourselves, if at any time we have done amiss, is not to sever ourselves from the church we were of before. Richard Hooker, b. iii. § 1.

   O ye powers that search
   The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts,
   If I have done amiss, impute it not. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   3. In an ill sense.

   She sigh’d withal, they constru’d all amiss,
   And thought she wish’d to kill who long’d to kiss. Edward Fairfax.

   4. Wrong; improper; unfit.

   Examples have not generally the force of laws, which all men ought to keep, but of counsels only and persuasions, not amiss to be followed by them, whose case is the like. Richard Hooker.

   Methinks, though a man had all science, and all principles, yet it might not be amiss to have some conscience. John Tillotson, Pref.

   5. Wrong; not according to the perfection of the thing, whatever it be.

   Your kindred is not much amiss, ’tis true;
   Yet I am somewhat better born than you. Dryden.

   I built a wall, and when the masons plaid the knaves, nothing delighted me so much as to stand by, while my servants threw down what was amiss. Jonathan Swift.

   6. Reproachful; irreverent.

   Every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghil; because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. Daniel, iii. 29.

   7. Impaired in health; as, I was somewhat amiss yesterday, but am well to day.8. Amiss is marked as an adverb, though it cannot always be adverbially rendered; because it always follows the substantive to which it relates, contrary to the nature of adjectives in English; and though we say the action was amiss, we never say an amiss action.9. Amiss is used by William Shakespeare as a noun substantive.

   To my sick soul, as sin’s true nature is,
   Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. Hamlet.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amiss

   Amiss is an adverb or adjective that means not quite right, out of place, improper, faulty or inappropriate in certain context or condition. It signifies that something is wrong or different in a bad or negative way. It can refer to both situations or behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Amissadverb

   astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill

2. Amissadjective

   wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice

3. Amissnoun

   a fault, wrong, or mistake

4. Etymology: [Pref. a- + miss.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amiss

   a-mis′, adj. in error: wrong.—adv. in a faulty manner.—n. Amiss′ibility.—adjs. Amiss′ible; Amiss′ing, wanting, lost. [a, on, and Miss, failure.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AMISS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amiss is ranked #92719 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Amiss surname appeared 198 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Amiss.
   
   92.9% or 184 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for AMISS »

1. missa

2. saims

3. Samis

How to pronounce AMISS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say AMISS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AMISS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AMISS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of AMISS in a Sentence

1. Miguel Cervantes:

   I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.

2. Karen Knudson:

   This is something that she identified based on knowledge of her body and something feeling amiss and taking action. Being an advocate for herself there led to identification at stage I, which is so important, early detection is key to improve outcomes.

3. Scott Paul:

   I don't think he does our issue any favors by making it so incredibly jingoistic and bombastic, but I believe there’s widespread agreement ... that there is something amiss with our economic relationship with China and it’s past time that our government pushes back a little more forcefully.

4. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism:

   Ten censure wrong, for one that writes amiss.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=AMISS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amiss
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=AMISS
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AMISS
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=AMISS
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html