English Dictionary
Definition of “amity”
amity (ˈæmɪtɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- friendship; cordiality
Word Origin
C15: from Old French amité, from Medieval Latin amīcitās friendship, from Latin amīcus friend
Synonyms
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friendship,
understanding,
accord,
peace,
harmony,
goodwill,
fellowship,
fraternity,
brotherhood,
tranquillity,
friendliness,
concord,
comradeship,
cordiality,
peacefulness,
kindliness,
comity,
amicability,
Usage examples
`I wish you wouldn't,' Laurence would say when peace and amity were restored.
Fay Weldon, THE PRESIDENT'S CHILD (2003)It can also endanger the religious amity that exists in the state.
India Today (1999)The German majority lived in relative amity with the Polish minority.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)One problem is whether development in this sense really does or can produce amity between nations.
Freeden, Michael (ed), Reappraising J. A. Hobson - humanism and welfare (1990)
