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Webster 1913 Edition
Amity
Am′i-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Amities
. [F.
amitié
, OF. amistié
, amisté
, fr. an assumed LL. amisitas
, fr. L. amicus
friendly, from amare
to love. See Amiable
.] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding;
as, a treaty of
amity
and commerce; the amity
of the Whigs and Tories.To live on terms of
amity
with vice. Cowper.
Syn. – Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amity
AM'ITY
,Noun.
Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies or nations; harmony; good understanding; as, our nation is in amity with all the world; a treaty of amity and commerce.
Definition 2024
amity
amity
English
Noun
amity (plural amities)
- (formal, literary) Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- 1922: To my native place / Bent upon returning, / Bosom all day burning / To be where my race / Well were known, 'twas much with me / There to dwell in amity. — Thomas Hardy, 'Welcome Home,' in Lyrics Late and Earlier, 1922
- Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
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friendship