noun
amity
AM-uh-tee/ˈæməti/
Friendship and peaceful relations between people or groups.
The former rivals' warm handshake and shared meal express their renewed amity.
Etymology
Old French amitie covered friendship, affection, and love. The English sense applies that bond on a collective scale, especially to friendly relations between nations or communities.
In context
And we learn amity. And we learn to live together and to get to know one another.
Well amity between State and Defense was pretty common during most of my career
More examples
- Their long correspondence reflects years of amity.
- The leaders speak of cooperation and amity across the border.
- A spirit of amity replaces the hostility of earlier meetings.
Similar words
- friendship
- The more ordinary term, often describing individuals.
- accord
- Emphasizes agreement rather than warm or peaceful relations.