amity

noun

ˈa-mə-tē How to pronounce amity (audio)
Definition of amitynext
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 Those who yearn for peace and stability, commerce and comradery, amity with our friends and neighbors? — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 In a world that could use more bipartisanship, that kind of amity is arguably a good thing. — 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 See All Example Sentences for amity
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  1. friendship
  2. cordiality
Noun
  • That’s good, because healthy friendships can make kids happier, improve their self-esteem and resilience, and protect against loneliness and depression.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On one level this may seem like pie in the sky, yet the seeds of all of these possibilities already exist, and are firmly planted at the small-scale level of family, friendship and community at the local and hyper-local level.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of friendship
Noun
  • The cordiality and handsome looks of the dining room are exquisite reminders of elaborate Milanese design.
    — John Mariani, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of cordiality

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“Amity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amity. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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