"amity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.mɪ.ti/ [US], [ˈæ.mɪ.ɾi] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-amity.wav Forms: amities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English amite, from Old French amisté, amitie, amistiet, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|amite}} Middle English amite, {{der|en|fro|amisté}} Old French amisté, {{der|en|VL.|*amicitas|*amīcitātem}} Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, {{der|en|la|amīcus|t=friend}} Latin amīcus (“friend”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} amity (plural amities)
  1. (formal, literary) Friendship; friendliness. Tags: formal, literary Translations (friendship): приятелство (prijatelstvo) (Bulgarian), разбирателство (razbiratelstvo) (Bulgarian), přátelství [neuter] (Czech), přátelské vztahy (Czech), venskab [neuter] (Danish), amitié [feminine] (French), amizade [feminine] (Galician), amicizia [feminine] (Italian), 友好 (yūkō) (Japanese), 親睦 (shimboku) (Japanese), 友誼 (yūgi) (Japanese), amizade [feminine] (Portuguese), дру́жба (drúžba) [feminine] (Russian), amistad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-amity-en-noun-FqepQx24 Disambiguation of 'friendship': 92 8
  2. Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
    Sense id: en-amity-en-noun-Tq2IgBK9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: friendliness, friendship Related terms: amiable, amicable, amorous

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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