amity
/ˈamɪti
/noun [mass noun] formal
Friendly relations: the presence of French troops in Scotland had produced hostility rather than amity...
- He urged the youth of the sub-continent to pull down the walls of hatred and build a neighborhood of peace, amity and friendship.
- What cordial relations of amity or commerce are possible under such conditions?
- And I noticed this morning that the New South Wales Premier was talking about cooperation and amity and harmony and love and peace.
Synonyms
friendship, friendliness, peace, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, harmoniousness, understanding, accord, concord, concurrence, cooperation, amicableness, goodwill, cordiality, warmth, geniality, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, brotherliness
rare comity
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French amitie, based on Latin amicus 'friend'.
Rhymes
- water privilege
- waterproof
- waterproofer
- waterproofness
- water pump
- water-puppy
- water purification
- water purslane
- water-quake
- water race
- water rail
- water ram
- water rat
- water rate
- water rattle
- water rattler
- water rent
- water-repellancy
- water-repellant
- water-repellence
- water-repellency
- water-repellent
- water-repelling
- water-resistance
- water-resistant