Defn: Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye.
— Am`e*trop"ic, a.
AMHARIC
Am*har"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. — n.
Defn: The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).
AMIA
Am"i*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin.
AMIABILITY
A`mi*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of
disposition.
Every excellency is a degree of amiability. Jer. Taylor.
AMIABLE A"mi*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability.]
1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.] So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert.