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amari
noun, no adjective, adverb, na adjective, noun, used as a suffix

Alternate Written Forms:

[あま()·]
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[あんま()·]
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English Meaning(s) for あまり

noun, no adjective
  1. remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
adverb
  1. (not) very; (not) much (with neg. sentence)
  2. too much; excessively; overly (esp. as あまりに(も))
na adjective, no adjective
  1. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
noun, used as a suffix
  1. more than; over

Definition and Synonyms for あまり

Really used as intensifiers
Synonyms: いと, いと, ごく, そう, そう, とと, あまり, いっそ, いとも, いとも, ずんと, とても, よほど, ありあり, いかにも, おおきに, さばかり, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいして, たいそう, たっぷり, つくづく, どうにも, はなはだ, まさしく, めっきり, よっぽど, それはそれは, 世にも, 事実, 余る, 大いに, 大変, , , , , その実, 実に, 実は, 実際に, 思い切り, 思い切る, 悉皆, , , 最も, 本当, 本当に, 果たて, 根から, 根っから, , 極めて, 極める, 正しい, 正しく, 正身, 決める, 現に, 痛い, , , 真実, 結構, 至極, 良い, , 誠に, 重々, 非常に
So in truth (often tends to intensify)
Synonyms: さぞ, とと, あまり, さぞや, いかにも, さぞかし, どうにも, まったく, それはそれは, 余る, 全い, 実に, 実際, 実際に, 現に, 誠に
Overly to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
Synonyms: あまり, やたら, あまりに, めっぽう, さんざっぱら, あまりといえば, 余る, 無性に, 過剰
Overmuch more than necessary
Synonyms: あまり, あまりに, 余る
Exuberant unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
Synonyms: あまり, むやみ, やたら, たいそう, むやみやたら, 余る, 大げさ, ご大層, 法外, 甚だしい, 過分, 過剰, 過大, 過度, 過当
Remainder something left after other parts have been taken away
Synonyms: あまり, , 余る, 余分, 余剰, 余り物, 剰余, 取り残し, 取り残す, , 残り, 残る, 残余, 残物, 残り物

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Sample Sentences for あまり

The clerk didn't take much trouble over the work.
He that thinks little, errs much.
George does not mix much; he likes to keep to himself.
He may be clever, but he is not very helpful.
My mother doesn't speak much English.

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