amity

plural amities

1. formalliteraryFriendship; friendliness.

   To my native place ¶ Bent upon returning, ¶ Bosom all day burning ¶ To be where my race ¶ Well were known, 'twas much with me ¶ There to dwell in amity.

   1922, Thomas Hardy, “Welcome Home”, in Lyrics Late and Earlier

   Antonyms: enmity, hostility, enemyship, enemyhood

2. Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations.

   Near-synonyms: accord, concord, harmony, peace, peacefulness

   Synonyms: accord, concord, harmony, peace, peacefulness · Antonyms: enmity, hostility, enemyship, enemyhood

1. A female given name.

   The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat.

   2014, Tom Bentley, Flowering: And Other Stories

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A neighbourhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
   2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Georgia.
   3. Former name of Pocahontas, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana.
   5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
   6. A village in DeKalb County, Missouri.
   7. A town in Allegany County, New York.
   8. A hamlet in Warwick, Orange County, New York.
   9. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
   10. An unincorporated community in Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio.
   11. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Ohio.
   12. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
   13. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
   14. An unincorporated community in Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
   15. An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
   16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Amity Township.
3. A town in Redland City, Queensland, Australia, located on North Stradbroke Island.