Synonyms for amity
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Peace — mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations
2. Comity
Definitions
- n. 1
Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations.
Near-synonyms: accord, concord, harmony, peace, peacefulness
- n. 2
Friendship; friendliness.
Forms
- Plural
- amities → peaces, friendships, concords, harmonies…
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Comity is mutual kindly courtesy, with care of each other's right, and amity a friendly feeling and relation, not necessarily implying special friendliness; as, the comity of nations, or amity between neighboring countries.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- peace A rifle shot broke the peace of the early morning.
- friendship Friendship is a plant which must be often watered.
- harmony He seems to live in harmony with all his friends.
- concord Where there is concord, there is always victory.
- cordiality His cordiality may not be authentic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| amity | falling | |
| peace | steady | |
| friendship | steady | |
| harmony | steady | |
| concord | steady | |
| comity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- peace1
- 6 letters
- accord2, comity3
- 7 letters
- harmony3, concord2
- 10 letters
- friendship2, cordiality
- 12 letters
- friendliness3, peacefulness3, amicableness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accord2 = 2 syllables).