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- pronunciation:
- ae
m
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will.
We hope for continued amity between our two nations.Considering their bitter divorce, the amity that exists between the two of them now is both surprising and heartening.A spirit of amity has recently arisen among these neighbors, most of whom had never spoken to each other before.- synonyms:
- friendliness, good will, peace, peacefulness
- antonyms:
- enmity
- similar words:
- affinity, agreement, concord, cooperation, fellowship, friendship, harmony, rapport, understanding
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| related words: |
accord, peace |
adjective + (n.)amity
ethnic, hostile, inter-american, international, regional, viable
verb + (n.)amity
restore, sign, thank
noun + (n.)amity
author, cooperation, democrat, display, enmity, factor, feeling, friendship, level, peace, side, spirit, swell, treaty, wedding, west
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The word amity
contains the following parts:
am, ama, amor
Latin
root
that means love, friendship
  Example words:
amateur, amateurish, amatory, amiable, amicable, amity, amorous, amour, enamor, enemy, inimical, paramour
- synonyms:
- phil, philo, -philia, -phile
-ty, -ity, -uity, -eity
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state or quality of being
Example words:
abnormality, ambiguity, amity, annuity, asperity, authenticity, bestiality, brutality, constitutionality, credulity, dignity, divinity, duplicity, elasticity, enormity, extremity, fealty, finality, hostility, humility, incredulity, ingenuity, liberty, loyalty, majority, minority, plenty, promiscuity, prosperity, versatility
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