amity

[ am-i-tee ]

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noun

friendship; peaceful harmony.
mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.

Origin of amity

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English amit(i)e, from Middle French amitie, Old French amiste(t), from unattested Vulgar Latin amicitāt-, stem of amīcitās, derivative of Latin amīcus; see ami, amiable, -ity

Words that may be confused with amity

amity , enmity

Words Nearby amity

Other definitions for Amity (2 of 2)

Amity

[ am-i-tee ]

noun

a female given name.

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How to use amity in a sentence

He was a good husband, and lived at peace and amity with his wife, and was exceedingly fond of his children.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
About a week later, Edward had a communication from Bruce expressing a strong desire for accord and amity.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
The legend that may still be read upon the Corporation mace, of Elizabethan date, is earnest of this old-time amity.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
And Onias received the ambassador with honour and received the letters, wherein there was mention made of the alliance, and amity.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Though this pleasant precedent was shrewdly cited with all openness and apparent amity, Bradford refused the petition.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale Plumb

British Dictionary definitions for amity

amity

/ (ˈæmɪtɪ) /

nounplural -ties

friendship; cordiality

Origin of amity

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

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