comity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈkɒmɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #161684

Meanings

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noun
Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.

There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.

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Synonyms

frith

Word family

Derived forms incomity

Etymology

From Late Middle English comite (“association”), from Latin cōmitās.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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