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Definition of "atomy" [at•om•y•o•my]

  • Archaic A tiny particle; a mote. (noun)
  • Archaic A tiny being. (noun)
  • Archaic A gaunt person; a skeleton. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "atomy" in a sentence
  • "But I have a damned good dose of the devil in my pipe-stem atomy; I have had my little holiday outing in my kick at The Young Chevalier, and I guess I can settle to DaviD. Balfour tomorrow or Friday like a little man."
  • "Pasgen created a tiny Gate where he had built the large one through which they had escaped after the disaster in Hatfield, and sent through it a tiny, malicious atomy of an imp."
  • "Jak gwiazdy wiekiem będą one bezpiecznik cięższe i cięższe pierwiastki, aż wszystkie atomy znamy dzisiaj wypełnić wszechświata."