amice
noun
amice is spelled A-M-I-C-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amice means “A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amice is amices.
How many letters and syllables are in amice?
| Letters | 5: A-M-I-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amice?
Amice appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of amice
- amices plural
- almuce
- amess
- amyss
- aumuce
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amice mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amice in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amice come from?
From Middle English amit, from Old French emit, from Latin amictus, from amiciō (see there for more). Compare French amict, Italian amitto, Portuguese amicto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).