English-Thai Dictionary

amity

N มิตรภาพ  สัมพันธไมตรี  ความสัมพันธ์ ฉันท์ มิตร  friendship mid-tra-phab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMITY

n.[L. amo, amicitia.] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies or nations; harmony; good understanding; as, our nation is in amity with all the world; a treaty of amity and commerce.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMITY

Am "i *ty, n.; pl. Amities. Etym: [F. amitié, OF. amistié, amisté, fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See Amiable. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

amity

am i ty |ˈamitē ˈæmədi | ▶noun a friendly relationship: international amity and goodwill. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French amitie, based on Latin amicus ‘friend. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

amity

amity |ˈamɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal friendly relations. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French amitie, based on Latin amicus ‘friend ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

amity

amity noun this will bring greater amity between our peoples: friendship, friendliness, harmony, harmoniousness, understanding, accord, cooperation, companionship, amicableness, goodwill, cordiality, warmth; formal concord. ANTONYMS animosity, enmity. WORD SPECTRUM: amity / enmity

amity accord concord comity peace peaceableness harmony affinity rapport camaraderie fellowship fellow feeling fraternity brotherhood brotherliness comradeship companionship mutual affection friendship friendliness closeness concurrence cordiality warmth geniality goodwill charity compassion tolerance patience equanimity equilibrium composure

coolness

unfriendliness unkindness meanness ill will malice malevolence hatred animus opposition antagonism aversion antipathy dislike bad feeling ill feeling resentment rancor bitterness spite venom vexation anger wrath animosity truculence pugnaciousness aggression aggressiveness militancy bellicosity belligerence hostility enmity

Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

amity

amity noun this will bring greater amity between our peoples: friendship, friendliness, peace, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, harmoniousness, understanding, accord, concord, concurrence, cooperation, amicableness, goodwill, cordiality, warmth, geniality, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, brotherliness; rare comity. ANTONYMS animosity, enmity.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

amity

am i ty /ǽməti /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠(特に国家間の )友好 (関係 ), 親善, 親睦 (friendship )(↔enmity )▸ in perfect [real ] amity with A Aと非常に友好的に