comity

Noun

comity (countable and uncountable, plural comities)

1. Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
   • There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 96
   • The app [OpenAI's Sora] will further erode truth, and comity.2025 October 4, Maureen Dowd, “When A.I. Came for Hollywood”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
2. Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.
   • Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals.2007 January 5, Jonathan Weisman, “Democrats Take Control on Hill”, in The Washington Post