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Definition of “amity”

amity (ˈæmɪtɪ Pronunciation for amity

Definitions

noun

(plural) -ties
  1. friendship; cordiality

Word Origin

C15: from Old French amité, from Medieval Latin amīcitās friendship, from Latin amīcus friend

Example Sentences Including 'amity'

After all, the search for amity with Pakistan never did presuppose India lowering its guard.
India Today (1999)
In the face of such amity , they would be well advised to duck.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
It was a ritual, a pantomime of the good society which lasted scarcely longer than the birthday itself; Scotland was not suited to amity.
Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible
The German majority lived in relative amity with the Polish minority.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
`I wish you wouldn't,' Laurence would say when peace and amity were restored.
Fay Weldon THE PRESIDENT'S CHILD (2003)

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