unity

UK/ˈjuːnɪti/

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British/ˈjʉwnɪti/

unity noun: oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.

Noun

unity (countable and uncountable, plural unities)

(uncountable) Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
- Near-synonyms: unification, unionization, integration
- If any literary work is too long to be read at one sitting, we must be content to dispense with the immensely important effect derivable from unity of impression - for, if two sittings be required, the affairs of the world interfere, and everything like totality is at once destroyed.1846, E. A. Poe, The Philosophy of Composition
Synonyms:

union, unitedness, onehead, oneness, oneship, singleness, unicity, unitude, unification, unionization

Antonyms:

disunity, multiplicity, plurality, manyness, manifoldness, manyhood, morefold, multeity, multipleness, nonunity
Agreement; harmony.
A single undivided thing, seen as complete in itself.
- If a single day has brought us two or more experiences suitable to initiate a dream, the dream will unite references to them both into a single whole; it obeys a compulsion to form a unity [translating Einheit] out of them.1999, Sigmund Freud, translated by Joyce Crick, The Interpretation of Dreams, Oxford, published 2008, page 137
Any of the three classical rules of drama: unity of action (nothing should be admitted not directly relevant to the development of the plot), unity of place (the scenes should be set in the same place), and unity of time (all the events should be such as might happen within a single day).
The number 1 or any element of a set or field that behaves under a given operation as the number 1 behaves under multiplication.
- the cube roots of unity
The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
(Quakerism) The form of consensus in a Quaker meeting for business which signals that a decision has been reached. In order to achieve unity, everyone who does not agree with the decision must explicitly stand aside, possibly being recorded in the minutes as doing so.

Proper noun capitalized: Unity

Unity

A female given name from English.
- Hitler, it seemed, had two engagements in Munich that day; one was a visit with Unity Mitford, a Nazi sympathizer belonging to the well-known British Mitford family, who was recovering in a Munich hospital from an attempted suicide.1996, John H. Waller, The Unseen War in Europe
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Georgia.
An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, also known as Hodges Park Station.
A small unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky.
A town and census-designated place in Waldo County, Maine.
An unorganized territory in Kennebec County, Maine.
An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri.
A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
An unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
A tiny city in Baker County, Oregon.

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An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
A village in Clark County and Marathon County, Wisconsin, located partly within the town of Unity.
A small town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
A state of South Sudan.

unity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

unity in Hindi

state of being one or undivided: एकता ektā, इत्तिहाद ittihād, एका ekā, ऐक्य aikya

unity in Tamil

ஒற்றுமை, ஒருமைப்பாடு, ஒருமை, ஐக்கியம், இயைபு

unity in Urdu

unity, alliance: اتحاد ittihād
unity: اتفاق ittifāq

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unity in Bengali: ইত্তিহাদ ittihad
unity in Telugu: ఐకమత్యం aikamatyaṁ, ఏకత్వం ēkatvaṁ
unity in Malayalam: ഐക്യം aikyaṁ, ഒരുമ oruma, ഒത്തൊരുമ ottoruma
unity in Kannada: ಒಕ್ಕಟ್ಟು, ಐಕಮತ್ಯ, ಏಕತೆ, ಒಗ್ಗಟ್ಟು
unity in Punjabi: ਇਤਫ਼ਾਕ itafāk, ਏਕਤਾ ēkatā, ਏਕਾ ēkā
unity in Gujarati: સંપ samp
unity in Odia: ଅଦ୍ୱୟ adwaya
unity in Sanskrit: एक éka
unity in Assamese: একতা ekota
unity in Nepali: एकता, एकात्मता
unity in Tagalog: pagkakaisa
unity in Arabic: وَحْدَة waḥda, اِتِّحَاد ittiḥād
unity in Malay: perpaduan

Examples of unity in a sentence

Christians believe in a triune God, meaning that he is three hypostases in perfect unity.
Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.
The Church is present in the world as a sign of unity for the entire human family.

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Synonyms of unity

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unitude

Antonyms

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multeity

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Forms of unity

plural	unities

Plural of unity: unities

Origin of unity

From Middle English unite, from Anglo-Norman, Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus (“one”) + noun of state suffix -itās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), hence distantly related to one and an. By surface analysis, unite + -y. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”).

Majuscule letter version of unity.

Words formed from unity

Phrases with unity

Words that rhyme with unity

importunity

Questions about unity

What does unity mean?: Unity means oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
What is unity in Hindi?: Unity in Hindi is एकता (ektā), इत्तिहाद (ittihād), एका (ekā). See Unity meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is unity?: Unity can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce unity?: Unity is pronounced /ˈjuːnɪti/ (UK).
What is the plural of unity?: The plural of unity is unities.

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