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
The couple treat the filmmakers — and therefore us — with amity.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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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Losing a true partnership and friendship is what was hard.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All that being said, cordiality may be the path of least resistance for the sake of your other relationships.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Dec. 2025
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Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Amity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amity. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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