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Ambit (noun) means the range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word.

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The range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word.

"Nickle shrugged his shoulders to indicate the inexpressible ambit of Mr. Bronsky's obvious shortcomings." — Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London (1934)

"He had invited Destiny to sweep him up in her reaping, by placing himself in the ambit of her scythe; but the sharp reaping-hook had passed him by." — Gilbert Parker, ‘The Alpine Fellow’ (1913)

The area over which something has power or influence.

The outer edge that marks off a building, town or other area.

The distance around something round, or the curved path it follows.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

From Late Middle English ambyte, borrowed from Latin ambitus (“circuit; circumference, perimeter; area within a perimeter; ground around a building; cycle, orbit, revolution”) (compare Late Latin ambitus (“neighbourhood; wall of a castle, monastery, or town; cloister; parish boundary”)), from ambīre + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns from verbs). Ambīre is the present active infinitive of ambiō (“to go around, to skirt; to encircle, surround”), from ambi- (“prefix meaning ‘both, on both sides’”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front; face; forehead”)) + eō (“to go, move”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”)). The English word is a doublet of ambitus.

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range reach scope orbit compass

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Rhymes for ambit

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What is the meaning of ambit?

"ambit" (noun) means the range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word.

What is another word for ambit?

Other words for "ambit" include range, reach, scope, orbit, compass.

What are the different meanings of ambit?

"ambit" has 3 main meanings: 1. The range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word; 2. The area over which something has power or influence; 3. The outer edge that marks off a building, town or other area.

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