the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts
3.
something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts
4.
mutual agreement; harmony or concord
the participants were no longer in unity
5.
uniformity or constancy
unity of purpose
6. mathematics
a.
the number or numeral one
b.
a quantity assuming the value of one
the area of the triangle was regarded as unity
c.
the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication
7.
the arrangement of the elements in a work of art in accordance with a single overall design or purpose
8.
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
C13: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one
Examples of 'unities' in a sentence
unities
The unities fall into place.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
The usurping outsiders are cruel baddies; the organic unities of the pre-enclosure commons appear as an unproblematic good.