AMITY
What does "AMITY" mean?
A relationship of friendship and goodwill, especially between nations.
Meanings
- Friendly, peaceful relations, particularly between states or groups. The treaty pledged lasting amity between the two republics. formal
Did you know?
- Amity grows from the Latin verb 'amare', 'to love': the same root that gives us 'amiable', 'amicable', and even the name Amanda ('she who must be loved').
Word origin
From Latin 'amicitia' (friendship), from 'amicus' (friend) and ultimately 'amare' (to love), reaching English through Old French 'amitie'. The same root gives 'amicable' and 'amiable'.
Remember it
AMITY shares its start with AMIABLE and AMIGO - all friendly, all rooted in 'love'.
A little poem
Two borders shake hands across one river;
no fanfare, just the bridge they choose to keep-
amity is the quiet they deliver.
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What it teaches
Amity is rarer than peace: peace is the absence of war, amity the presence of goodwill.
Quick facts
What does AMITY mean?
A relationship of friendship and goodwill, especially between nations.
Is AMITY a valid word?
Yes — AMITY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AMITY?
AMITY has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does AMITY come from?
From Latin 'amicitia' (friendship), from 'amicus' (friend) and ultimately 'amare' (to love), reaching English through Old French 'amitie'. The same root gives 'amicable' and 'amiable'.
What can AMITY teach us?
Amity is rarer than peace: peace is the absence of war, amity the presence of goodwill.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.