Amis

[ ey-mis ]

noun

1. Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist, noted for satirical comedy.
2. Martin, 1949–2023, English novelist, noted for dark comedy: son of Kingsley Amis.

Amis

/ ˈeɪmɪs /

noun

1. AmisSir Kingsley19221995MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet Sir Kingsley . 1922–95, British novelist and poet, noted for his novels Lucky Jim (1954), Jake's Thing (1978), Stanley and the Women (1984), The Old Devils (1986), and The Folks that Live on the Hill (1990)
2. AmisMartin1949MBritishWRITING: novelist his son, Martin. born 1949, British novelist. His works include The Rachel Papers (1974), Money (1984), London Fields (1989), The Information (1994), Yellow Dog (2003), and Lionel Asbo: State of England (2012)

Example Sentences

“You have to be slightly innocent to be a novelist,” Martin Amis has observed.

From The Daily Beast

Martin Amis is not baffled by the modern world; he observes it with precision.

From The Daily Beast

So yeah, a lot of the press about Martin Amis is fueled by jealousy.

From The Daily Beast

Martin Amis asks as he greets me in the invitingly elegant hallway of his Brooklyn brownstone.

From The Daily Beast

Martin Amis: And that was very necessary to have done that, I think.

From The Daily Beast

Car les Sauvages ayans encore de la reverence aux sepultures de leurs peres & amis, le vouloient porter au Cap de Sable 40.

From Project Gutenberg

Dans le bonheur de nos meilleurs amis nous trouvons souvent quelque chose qui ne nous plaît pris entièrement.

From Project Gutenberg

The F. text has 'Amis ot non'; so that 'Freend' is here a proper name.

From Project Gutenberg

As he said to Helvetius, "Vous tes brouill avec tous ceux que vous avez oblig, mais j'ai gard tous mes amis."

From Project Gutenberg

Accordingly in 1771 an amalgamation of all the masonic groups was effected at the new lodge of the Amis Réunis.

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