Synonyms for comity
- noun
Most common
friendship civility politeness amity good manners firth urbanity
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
Forms
- Plural
- comities → amities, civilities, friendships, politenesses…
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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
- friendship Friendship is a plant which must be often watered.
- civility Humanity is experiencing a global crisis of civility.
- politeness What is hard to put up with is his over-politeness.
- amity The two countries signed a treaty of amity and cooperation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| comity | steady | |
| friendship | steady | |
| civility | rising | |
| politeness | rising | |
| amity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- firth1, amity3
- 7 letters
- amenity4
- 8 letters
- courtesy3, civility4, urbanity
- 10 letters
- friendship2, politeness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amity3 = 3 syllables).