amort

¹

[ uh-mawrt ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. spiritless; lifeless.

amort.

²

abbreviation for

1. amortization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amort¹

First recorded in 1580–90, amort is from French à mort “at (the point of ) death.” See a- ⁵, mort ¹

Example Sentences

Wherever the figure of Death is introduced, he is accompanied with the motto “Amort, amort.”

From Project Gutenberg

Eusebius Amort died; a distinguished Bavarian ecclesiastical and theological writer.

From Project Gutenberg