Word Frequency
unity (ˈjuːnɪtɪ
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Definitions
noun
(plural) -ties- the state or quality of being one; oneness
- the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts
- something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts
- mutual agreement; harmony or concord ⇒
the participants were no longer in unity
- uniformity or constancy ⇒
unity of purpose
- (mathematics)
- the number or numeral one
- a quantity assuming the value of one ⇒
the area of the triangle was regarded as unity
- the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication
- the arrangement of the elements in a work of art in accordance with a single overall design or purpose
- any one of the three principles of dramatic structure deriving from Aristotle's Poetics by which the action of a play should be limited to a single plot (unity of action), a single location (unity of place), and the events of a single day (unity of time)
Word Origin
C13: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus oneQuotations including 'unity'
"We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately"
"All for one; one for all"
"By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall"
Translations for 'unity'
- British English: unity Unity is the state of different areas or groups being joined together to form a single country or organization. NOUNWe have to act to preserve the unity of this nation.
- Brazilian Portuguese: unidade
- Chinese: 统一统統一
- European Spanish: unidad
- French: unité
- German: Einheit
- Italian: unità
- Japanese: 結束
- Korean: 통합
- Portuguese: unidade
- Spanish: unidad
Example Sentences Including 'unity'
Achieving a sense of unity with such a wide variety of submissions is the chief obstacle facing those responsible for hanging the works.Country Life (2004)
And from that unity will come strength and health and a solution of problems.Dare Call It Treason
He obliquely criticized the long-time Palestinian leader, saying that to have "one person pursue his own strategy will weaken our unity.Globe and Mail (2003)
In his victory speech early yesterday morning, Mr. Sharon promised to form a unity government.Globe and Mail (2003)
Instead we must all show the strength and unity of purpose to take the long-term decisions necessary to meet them.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2005)
It has been formalized and canonized, and taught to the swarms of humanity searching for a fundamental unity.The Broken God
Mr Brown, in Washington for the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank, last night issued an appeal for party unity.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)
So he had reverted to the basic tactic of parliamentary debate: unity through abuse, of either editors or Opposition.The Touch of Innocents
The aim of therapy is to restore a conscious sense of wholeness which reflects the unity of the meaning structure.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
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