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amity

Syllables: am·i·ty/ˈæmɪti/

amity noun: friendship; friendliness.

Noun

amity (plural amities)

  1. (formal, literary) Friendship; friendliness.
    • To my native place ¶ Bent upon returning, ¶ Bosom all day burning ¶ To be where my race ¶ Well were known, 'twas much with me ¶ There to dwell in amity.1922, Thomas Hardy, “Welcome Home”, in Lyrics Late and Earlier
  2. Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations.
    • Near-synonyms: accord, concord, harmony, peace, peacefulness

Proper noun capitalized: Amity

Amity

  1. A female given name.
    • The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat.2014, Tom Bentley, Flowering: And Other Stories
  2. A neighbourhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Georgia.
  4. Former name of Pocahontas, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana.
  6. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  7. A village in DeKalb County, Missouri.
  8. A town in Allegany County, New York.
  9. A hamlet in Warwick, Orange County, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
  11. An unincorporated community in Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Ohio.
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  1. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
  2. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  3. An unincorporated community in Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  4. An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Amity Township.
  6. A town in Redland City, Queensland, Australia, located on North Stradbroke Island.

amity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

amity in Hindi

friendship
मैत्री maitrī, मित्रता mitratā, बंधुत्व bandhutva

amity in Tamil

நட்பு, நட்புறவு, நல்லுறவு, நாடுகளுக்கிடையே உண்டாகும் நட்புறவு

amity in Urdu

بھائی چارا, دوستی, میل

amity in Bengali

amity; friendship
ইত্তিহাদ ittihad
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amity in Malayalam
സ്നേഹഭാവം, ഐക്യം, അനുകൂലത, ചങ്ങാത്തം
amity in Kannada
ಗೆಳೆತನ geḷetana

Synonyms of amity

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of amity

Forms of amity

pluralamities

Origin of amity

From Middle English amite, from Old French amisté, amitie, amistiet, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”).

Words formed from amity

Questions about amity

What does amity mean?
Amity means friendship; friendliness.
What is amity in Hindi?
Amity in Hindi is मैत्री (maitrī), मित्रता (mitratā), बंधुत्व (bandhutva). See Amity meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is amity?
Amity can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce amity?
Amity is pronounced /ˈæmɪti/ (US).
What is the plural of amity?
The plural of amity is amities.

Words near amity in the dictionary

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  3. amits
  4. amitted
  5. amitting
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  7. Amity Harbor
  8. Amityville
  9. Amitābha
  10. Amitābha Buddha
  11. Amitābhas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amity (page history and authors); Amity (page history and authors); amity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ইত্তিহাদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); amity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಗೆಳೆತನ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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