ament

¹

[ am-uhnt, ey-muhnt ]

noun

, Botany.

1. catkin.

ament

²

[ ey-ment, ey-muhnt ]

noun

1. a person who has amentia.

ament

¹

/ ˈeɪmənt; ˈæmənt /

noun

1. another name for catkin Also calledamentuməˈmɛntəm

ament

²

/ ˈeɪmənt; æˈmɛnt /

noun

1. psychiatry a mentally deficient person

ament

/ ăm′ənt,ā′mənt /

1. See catkin

Derived Forms

• ˌamenˈtaceous, adjective
• ˌamenˈtiferous, adjective

Other Words From

• a·men·tal [ey-, men, -tl], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ament¹

1785–95; < New Latin, Latin āmentum strap, thong

Origin of ament²

1890–95; < Latin āment- (stem of āmēns out of one's mind, mad), equivalent to ā- a- ⁴ + ment-; mental ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of ament¹

C18: from Latin āmentum strap, thong

Origin of ament²

C19: from Latin āment-, āmens without mind; see amentia

Example Sentences

The director of the museum, Sharon Ament, said the pigeon and splat represented the "grit and glitter" of the capital.

From BBC

Ms Ament added: "A good logo gets people talking. Our pigeon, cast from London clay and its splat, rendered in glitter, prompts people to reconsider London."

From BBC

Rolling into “React, Respond” — a nervy post-punk slapper that formed around a Jeff Ament riff — an energized McCready bounced around the stage like the teenager who “popped his knee out” playing Bumbershoot on the same Seattle Center campus 40 years ago.

From Seattle Times

“In addition to providing critical relief to students, we need to hold wrongdoers accountable — otherwise, executives will continue to exploit students for their own benefit,” said Aaron Ament, the president of the National Student Legal Defense Network, which has represented former Art Institute students since 2018.

From New York Times

As opposed to individual members of the band — rounded out by bassist Jeff Ament, drummer Matt Cameron and guitarist Stone Gossard — coming in with near-complete demos over long gestation periods, many of the new songs were hashed out during quick-paced sessions with everyone in the same room.

From Seattle Times