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- pronunciation:
- aem
n
sti
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
amnesties |
| definition: |
a general pardon given by a government, esp. for political offenses.
The government granted amnesty for the deserters.- synonyms:
- forgiveness, pardon, reprieve
- similar words:
- absolution, clemency, immunity, mercy
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| related words: |
pardon |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
amnesties, amnestying, amnestied |
| definition: |
to give amnesty to; pardon.
- synonyms:
- forgive, free, liberate, overlook, pardon, release
- similar words:
- absolve, dismiss, disregard, excuse, ignore, reprieve
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| related words: |
acquit, forgive, pardon |
The word amnesty
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous, atrophy). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial, amoral) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abyss, amethyst, amnesia, anaemia, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, anesthesia, anonymous, apathy, atheist, atom
mne, mnes, mnest
Greek
root
that means memory
Example words:
- synonyms:
- memor, member, membr
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