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amity

 
(ăm'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.

[Middle English amite, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitās, from Latin amīcus, friend.]


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Definition: friendship
Antonyms: discord, dislike, hatred, hostility

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IN BRIEF: Friendship.

pronunciation Their lives were busy and full of amity.

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Amity, a word which means "friendship", can refer to:

Place names

United States
Australia
Fictional
  • Amity Island/Township, the setting of Jaws (film)
  • Amity Island is also the fictional setting for the follow-up movies of Jaws, Jaws II, Jaws III.
  • Amity Park, fictional hometown of Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom

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Other uses

  • The Amity Affliction, an Australian post-hardcore band
  • The Brig Amity, a 148 ton brig used in Australia in the early nineteenth century
  • Amity Printing Company, the government-approved Christian publisher in China
  • "In amity" (see Freemasonry), the condition in which Masonic Grand Lodges recognise each other and allow intervisitation
  • MV Amity, a British coaster

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - venskab, venskabeligt forhold

Nederlands (Dutch)
vriendschap, vriendschappelijke relatie

Français (French)
n. - amitié, bonne intelligence, concorde, bons rapports, bonnes relations

Deutsch (German)
n. - Freundschaft, gutes Einvernehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλία, ομόνοια, (πληθ.) δεσμοί φιλίας

Italiano (Italian)
amicizia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - amizade (f), relações (f pl) amistosas

Русский (Russian)
дружелюбие, согласие

Español (Spanish)
n. - amistad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vänskap, samförstånd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
友好, 亲善关系

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 友好, 親善關係

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 친선, 협화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 親睦, 親善, 友交, 女子名

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صداقه, تفاهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יחסי ידידות, ידידות‬


 
 

 

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