Meanings
ami1
plural amis
- abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of amigurumi.
Weaving in ends is easy on little ami pieces.
2011, Ana Paula Rímoli, Amigurumi Toy Box: Cute Crocheted Friends, page 772 more examples
In this pattern, you will be making little amis and working in a lot of slip stitches.
2010, Twinkie Chan, Twinkie Chan's Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies, page 40And if you — or the recipient of your ami if you're gifting it — have a wool allergy, avoid wool or wool-blend yarns.
2010, June Gilbank, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi, page 12
AMI2
plural AMIs
- abbreviationinitialismcardiologyInitialism of acute myocardial infarction.
- abbreviationinitialismanatomyInitialism of agonist-antagonist myoneural interface.
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of AMI amputation.
- abbreviationinitialismmediaInitialism of American Media Inc..
As Bezos describes it, AMI threatened to publish the photos if Bezos failed to make a public statement that he had “no knowledge or basis for suggesting that AMI’s coverage was politically motivated or influenced by political forces.”
2019 February 11, Quinta Jurecic, “A Turning Point for Sextortion”, in The Atlantic
Ami3
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Japanese編み包み
- Englishami
From a clipping of amigurumi, itself from Japanese 編み包み (amigurumi).
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Cite this entry
ami. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ami
“ami.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ami. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ami,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ami.
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