amain

adverb

ə-ˈmān 

1

: with all one's might

the soul strives amain to live and work

—R. W. Emerson

2

archaic

a

: at full speed

b

: in great haste

3

archaic : to a high degree : exceedingly

they whom I favour thrive in wealth amain

—John Milton

Synonyms

• arduously
• assiduously
• determinedly
• diligently
• doggedly
• hard
• hardly
• industriously
• intensely
• intensively
• intently
• laboriously
• mightily
• purposefully
• resolutely
• sedulously
• slavishly
• strenuously

Examples of amain in a Sentence

conflicting ideals that social philosophers have struggled amain to reconcile

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

amain

adverb

ə-ˈmān 

1

: with all one's might

2

a

: at full speed

b

: in great haste