英和和英

発音

• enPR: ăm′ĭ-tē
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈæmɪti/, [ˈɛəmɪɾi]
• ハイフネーション: am‧i‧ty

名詞

amity (plural amities)

1. (formal, literary) Friendship; friendliness.

   Antonyms: enmity, hostility, enemyship, enemyhood

   Coordinate terms: frenemyship, rivalry

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

     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.

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

   Antonyms: enmity, hostility, enemyship, enemyhood

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

使用する際の注意点

• This is a formal term and implies the cooperative and supportive relationship between persons, peoples, nations, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.

関連する語

• amiable
• amicable
• amorous

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “amity, n.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes I (A–C), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 176, column 3.
• “amity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amity, n.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 176, column 3.
• “amity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• atimy