amity

am·i·ty

noun \ˈa-mə-tē\

plural am·i·ties

Definition of AMITY

: friendship; especially : friendly relations between nations

Examples of AMITY

1. an era of international amity
2. <a youth club fostering amity among the city's many and diverse ethnic groups>

Origin of AMITY

Middle English amite, from Anglo-French amyté, from Medieval Latin amicitas, from Latin amicus friend — more at amiable

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to AMITY

Synonyms: goodwill, benevolence, brotherhood, charity, cordiality, cordialness, fellowship, friendliness, friendship, gemütlichkeit, good-fellowship, kindliness, neighborliness

Antonyms: ill will, malevolence, venom

Related Words: bonhomie, camaraderie, collegiality, community, companionship, company, comradeship; civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport, rapprochement; charity, generosity; affinity, communion, empathy, kindness, sympathy, tolerance; altruism, philanthropy, selflessness, unselfishness

Near Antonyms: disfavor, intolerance; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hate, hatred, hostility, incivility, malice, rancor; belligerency, quarrelsomeness, querulousness

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