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