AMITIES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

amity

noun

ˈa-mə-tē

Definition of amity

as in friendship

kindly concern, interest, or support a youth club fostering amity among the city's many and diverse ethnic groups

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Recent Examples of amity And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult. —Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024 The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality. —Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023 This initial amity was very short-lived: The prosperous and generous Native American tribes of Southern California were conquered by Spanish settlers, then enslaved by imperious theologians to launch a mission-building campaign that stretched from San Diego to San Francisco. —Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023 The vernacular liturgy, the modern angular church architecture, the emphasis on amity with other Christian churches and other faiths that came after Vatican II were all a good fit with the populous, influential, flexible, and prosperous American Church. —Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for amity