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noun
1.
friendship; peaceful harmony.
2.
mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
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Amity
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is objective. Does it mean:
| something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish |
| agree or assent |
Example Sentences
- There's a difference between friendship and amity, or a paternal manner and a fatherly one.
- But like the best dye jobs, the salon's artifice of amity conceals the darkness beneath.
- The purpose of religion, they say, is the promotion of amity and concord in this world.
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noun
a female given name.
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Word Origin & History
amity
mid-15c., "friendly relations," from M.Fr. amitie (13c.), from O.Fr. amistie (11c.), from V.L. *amicitatem (nom. amicitas) "friendship," from L. amicus "friendly;" related to amare "to love" (see Amy).
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