Tantamount comes from the Anglo-French phrase tant amunter, meaning "to amount to as much." This phrase comes from the Old French tant, meaning "so much" or "as much," and amounter, meaning "to ascend" or "to add up to." When tantamount first entered English, it was used similarly to the Anglo-French phrase, as a verb ...
How do I use the word tantamount?
Tantamount in a Sentence ?
- Mooching off your mother at age 35 is tantamount to being a lazy bum.
- To leave a dog in a hot car is tantamount to torture.
- Some parents say that spanking is tantamount to child abuse while others believe it's effective discipline.
What does tantamount mean in the Bible?
being essentially equal to something. "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
