mongst
1
9.9
In the middle of people or things
- adposition
- /mʌŋst/
- Archaic
:
entre
- He wandered mongst the trees, lost in thought.
Examples
-
The poet found inspiration mongst the ruins of the ancient city.
-
She felt at peace mongst the gentle hills and quiet streams.
-
She wandered mongst the ancient ruins.
-
The poet wrote verses mongst the flowers.
-
He wandered mongst the trees, lost in thought.
-
The poet found inspiration mongst the ruins of the ancient city.
-
She felt at peace mongst the gentle hills and quiet streams.
Synonyms
in the midst
vsmongst
201
3.6
In the middle of something, often among other people or things
is an older poetic contraction rather than the regular single word form
amidst
vsmongst
60
1.3
In the middle of other things and surrounded by them
is an archaic or poetic contraction rather than a standard form
Surface Forms
mongst main
Etymology
Mongst is an old, poetic shortening of amongst and is like the everyday word among, all meaning 'in the middle of' or 'surrounded by'. That's why you often see mongst in poems or old writing to show someone or something is 'among' others.