as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
a youth club fostering amity among the city's many and diverse ethnic groups
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Recent Examples of amity
In a world that could use more bipartisanship, that kind of amity is arguably a good thing.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic expression of the new Catholic-Jewish amity.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
The couple treat the filmmakers — and therefore us — with amity.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
As part of this distancing, Seoul promotes a narrative (as seen in its recent monuments and museums) that emphasizes Japan’s wartime violence and highlights Korean amity with China.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2015
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic expression of the new Catholic-Jewish amity.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
The couple treat the filmmakers — and therefore us — with amity.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
As part of this distancing, Seoul promotes a narrative (as seen in its recent monuments and museums) that emphasizes Japan’s wartime violence and highlights Korean amity with China.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amity
Noun
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Meehan’s family soon moved to the Toures’ neighborhood, and the friendship deepened.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The group chat, I’d argue, is where modern friendships actually live in their most potent day-to-day form—not at brunch, not at bars, not even at events like weddings or baby showers.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The cordiality and handsome looks of the dining room are exquisite reminders of elaborate Milanese design.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Amity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amity. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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