amity

¹

[am-i-tee]

noun

1. friendship; peaceful harmony.

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

Amity

²

[am-i-tee]

noun

1. a first name.

amity

/ ˈæmɪtɪ /

noun

1. friendship; cordiality

Word History and Origins

Origin of amity¹

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; ami, amiable, -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of amity¹

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

Example Sentences

"Together, we must foil all schemes to disrupt or undermine our bonds of amity and trust," Xi wrote in a signed article for Russian media.

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There is a hope for a return to the amity seen at the 2021 COP meeting, where they announced a surprise joint agreement to accelerate emissions reductions.

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With that, the funeral mass ends, as does the sibling amity.

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He once said people filed cases against him because he was fighting for Hindu-Muslim amity.

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Opponents of Japan’s more prominent role in Seoul and Beijing are leveraging emotive clashes over disputed islands to push back, and the budding amity between Japan and South Korea could still go off the rails.

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