Meanings
nounamaritude (countable and uncountable, plural amaritudes)
plural amaritudes
- countablerareuncountableBitterness, sorrow.
King Iohn, with much more bleeding amaritude of ſpirit, ſhall quickly ſee and feele.
1611, John Speed, The Historie of Great Britain Under the Conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans
Origin
- Latinamārus“bitter”
- Latinamāritūdō
- Old Frenchamaritude
- Middle Englishamarytude
- Englishamaritude
From Middle English amarytude, from Old French amaritude, from Latin amāritūdō, from Latin amārus (“bitter”).
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