amity

¹

[ am-i-tee ]

noun

1. friendship; peaceful harmony.
2. mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.

Amity

²

[ am-i-tee ]

noun

1. a first name.

amity

/ ˈæmɪtɪ /

noun

1. friendship; cordiality

Word History and Origins

Origin of amity¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English amit(i)e, from Middle French amitie, Old French amiste(t), from unattested Vulgar Latin amicitāt-, stem of amīcitās, derivative of Latin amīcus; ami, amiable, -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of amity¹

C15: from Old French amité, from Medieval Latin amīcitās friendship, from Latin amīcus friend

Example Sentences

There is a hope for a return to the amity seen at the 2021 COP meeting, where they announced a surprise joint agreement to accelerate emissions reductions.

From BBC

With that, the funeral mass ends, as does the sibling amity.

From Salon

He once said people filed cases against him because he was fighting for Hindu-Muslim amity.

From BBC

Opponents of Japan’s more prominent role in Seoul and Beijing are leveraging emotive clashes over disputed islands to push back, and the budding amity between Japan and South Korea could still go off the rails.

From Washington Times

It comes days after Ukraine’s foreign minister was invited to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Cambodia, where it became the latest signatory to the group’s treaty of amity and cooperation.

From Seattle Times