amity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cordial disposition
    cordiality.
  2. noun a state of friendship and cordiality

WordNet

Am"i*ty noun
Etymology
F. amitié, OF. amistié, amisté, fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See Amiable.
Wordforms
plural Amities
Definitions
  1. Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories.
    To live on terms of amity with vice. Cowper.
    Syn. -- Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace.

Webster 1913