Amity
['æmɪtɪ] or ['æməti]
Definition
(noun.) a cordial disposition.
(noun.) a state of friendship and cordiality.
Editor: Megan--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Editor: Sheldon
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Friendliness, AMICABLENESS.
Checked by Hillel
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Friendliness, peace, sociableness, good_will
ANT:Coolness, distance, indifference, hostility, opposition, acrimony, antagonism,asperity, hatred, dislike, repugnance, unfriendliness
Editor: Sonya
Definition
n. friendship: good-will.
Typist: Shirley
Examples
- Besides, no good-living woman--much less a purehappy spirit--would trouble amity like ours n'est-il pas vrai? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He looked kind and benign: he came in with eagerness; he was close to me in one second; he was all amity. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I yet lingered half-an-hour longer, hoping to see some sign of amity: but she gave none. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- This promise was graciously accorded, and they separated upon great terms of amity. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They are strangers to bridle or saddle; they live in great amity with me and friendship to each other. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Family life may be marked by exclusiveness, suspicion, and jealousy as to those without, and yet be a model of amity and mutual aid within. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It spoke such perfect amity. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Did his look speak a kindness beyond fraternity or amity? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I also desire to live in amity with my professional brethren. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Why, oh, why will you not learn to live in amity with your fellows? Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Typist: Rebecca