unity

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈjunɪti/ UK /ˈjuːnɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #8861

Meanings

1

noun
The state of being joined together as one; agreement and harmony.

The leader called for national unity in difficult times.
2

noun
A single whole that is complete in itself.

The painting forms a perfect unity of colour and shape.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being joined... oneness union unification

2 noun · a single whole that is... integrity wholeness

Word family

Forms unities

Derived forms inityover-unitytri-unity

Related forms unique unisonunitizationunumunus

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Phrases (1)

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territorial unity
the condition of a country's land remaining joined as one undivided whole

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Unity, recorded in English in the Middle English period, is linked with one through the ancient root that one shares with Latin unus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English unite English unity From Middle English unite, from Anglo-Norman, Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus (“one”) + noun of state suffix -itās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), hence distantly related to one and an. By surface analysis, unite + -y. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”).

unite Middle English unité Old French ūnitās Latin *óynos Proto-Indo-European

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# unity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈjunɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈjuːnɪti/
**Frequency rank:** 8861

## Meanings
1. The state of being joined together as one; agreement and harmony.
2. A single whole that is complete in itself.

## Examples
- The leader called for national unity in difficult times.
- The painting forms a perfect unity of colour and shape.

## Derived Forms
- inity
- over-unity
- tri-unity

## Related Forms
- unique
- unison
- unitization
- unum
- unus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unite
- Root: unité
- Root: ūnitās
- Root: *óynos

## Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English unite English unity From Middle English unite, from Anglo-Norman, Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus (“one”) + noun of state suffix -itās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), hence distantly related to one and an. By surface analysis, unite + -y. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”).

## AI Etymology
Unity comes from Middle English unite, from Anglo-Norman, Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus (“one”) + noun of state suffix -itās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), hence distantly related to one and an. By surface analysis, unite + -y. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”). The historical chain includes unite (Middle English), unité (Old French), ūnitās (Latin), and *óynos (Proto-Indo-European). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as inity, over-unity, and tri-unity and related forms such as unique, unison, and unitization. In present use it covers the state of being joined together as one; agreement and harmony and a single whole that is complete in itself.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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