amity
am·i·ty/ˈæmɪti/noun
amity is spelled A-M-I-T-Y: 5 letters and 3 syllables (am·i·ty). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Amity, the name). As a noun, amity means “Friendship; friendliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amity is amities.
How many letters and syllables are in amity?
| Letters | 5: A-M-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: am·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amity?
Amity appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Amity, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amity?
- US /ˈæmɪti/
- US [ˈɛəmɪɾi]
Amity has 3 syllables, split am·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-amity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amity
- amities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Friendship; friendliness.
- 2
Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations.
Near-synonyms: accord, concord, harmony, peace, peacefulness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense friendship:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amity come from?
From Middle English amite, from Old French amisté, amitie, amistiet, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).