unity

[ yoo-ni-tee ]

/ ˈyu nɪ ti /

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noun, plural u·ni·ties.

the state of being one; oneness.

a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.

the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.

absence of diversity; unvaried or uniform character.

oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement.

Mathematics.

the number one; a quantity regarded as one.
identity(def 9).

(in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.

one of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics and formalized in the neoclassic canon in which a play is required to represent action as taking place in one day (unity of time), as occurring within one place (unity of place), and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end (unity of action).

Words nearby unity

united states pharmacopeia, united states postal service, united way, unitive, unitize, unity, unity of interest, unity ticket, univ., univalence, univalent

Origin of unity

1250–1300; Middle English unite < Old French < Latin ūnitās, equivalent to ūn(us) one + -itās -ity

SYNONYMS FOR unity

1 singleness, singularity, individuality.

5 concert, unison.

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ANTONYMS FOR unity

1 diversity, variety.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unity

non·u·ni·ty, noun, plural non·u·ni·ties.self-u·ni·ty, nounsu·per·u·ni·ty, noun

synonym study for unity

1. See union.

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Examples from the Web for unity

The whir of the circling NYPD helicopter muffled their chants calling for unity and calling out police brutality.
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The pulse of the music gives the film a thrilling kind of unity.
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But the unity deal failed to materialize after the Palestinian Authority declined to pay the salaries of Hamas civil servants.
Senators: Take Gaza Away From Hamas|Eli Lake|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lack of unity is “inexcusable and lets our party down,” he said.
The GOP’s 2016 Dark Horse: This Guy?!|Ben Jacobs|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But that lack of unity may be what gives Ehrlich an opportunity.
The GOP’s 2016 Dark Horse: This Guy?!|Ben Jacobs|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I know not how to apply the word in this sense to unity.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel Johnson
In the Crown was gathered all the national ends, it was a symbol at once of unity and of power.
England of My Heart--Spring|Edward Hutton
His election shows what the unity of the Liberal party must have been.
The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle|Charles Bradlaugh
The first half of the fourth chapter, for example, is a magnificent hymn to Christian unity.
The Literature and History of New Testament Times|J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
Our view is, that unity of life is the basis of Communism; and distinction of persons is the basis of Joint-stockism.
History of American Socialisms|John Humphrey Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for unity

unity

/ (ˈjuːnɪtɪ) /

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 concordthe participants were no longer in unity

uniformity or constancyunity of purpose

maths

the number or numeral one
a quantity assuming the value of onethe 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 for unity

C13: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one

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