UNITY
What does "UNITY" mean?
The state of being joined together or in agreement to form a single whole.
Meanings
- The condition of being united or of people working in harmony. The crisis brought a rare moment of national unity.
- A single thing forming a complete and harmonious whole, especially in art. Critics praised the painting's unity of color and composition.
- The number one. In probability, all the outcomes must sum to unity. technical
Did you know?
- Mathematicians use 'unity' as a proper name for the number 1; the 'roots of unity' are the complex numbers that, when raised to a whole-number power, loop perfectly back to 1.
Word origin
From Latin 'unitas' ('oneness'), from 'unus' ('one'), entering English through Old French 'unite' in the 14th century.
Remember it
UNITY hides UNIT plus Y: a unit asking 'whY are we one?'
A little poem
Many threads pulled taut-
the loom hums one steady note
no thread sings alone.
haiku
Wordplay
- The number one applied for a job in algebra. It said its strength was unity.
What it teaches
Unity is not sameness; it is many distinct notes choosing the same key.
Quick facts
What does UNITY mean?
The state of being joined together or in agreement to form a single whole.
Is UNITY a valid word?
Yes — UNITY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UNITY?
UNITY has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does UNITY come from?
From Latin 'unitas' ('oneness'), from 'unus' ('one'), entering English through Old French 'unite' in the 14th century.
What can UNITY teach us?
Unity is not sameness; it is many distinct notes choosing the same key.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.