amity
pronunciation
How to pronounce amity in British English:
UK [ˈæməti]
How to pronounce amity in American English:
US [ˈæmɪti]
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- Noun:
- a cordial disposition
- a state of friendship and cordiality
Word Origin
- amity (n.)
- mid-15c., "friendly relations," from Old French amitie (13c.); earlier amistie (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *amicitatem (nominative *amicitas) "friendship," corresponding to Latin amicitia, from amicus (adj.) "friendly;" related to amare "to love" (see Amy).
Example
- 1. And there are only fitful signs of renewed amity among diplomats .
- 2. Some sleep instead on sofas in their offices , in some cases expressly to avoid being seduced by the pernicious amity of washington .
- 3. Yet the ferocity of the debate over the islamic courts may be a sign that the usual amity between christians and muslims might be breaking down .
- 4. Stable sino-japanese relations are as important for asia as franco-german amity is for europe but considerably harder to achieve given a host of unresolved historical issues and the naturally destabilising effect of china 's growing economic and military power .
- 5. Many of beijing 's waterways were filled in , leaving just this creaky relic of sino-soviet amity to save its streets from flooding .