# amity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæmɪti/ · frequency rank #33,118

## Definitions
1. Friendship; friendliness.
2. Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations.

## Etymology
From Middle English amite, from Old French amisté, amitie, amistiet, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”).

## Easily confused with
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amity-vs-amy)
- **amt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amity-vs-amt)
- **arty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amity-vs-arty)
- **Anita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amity-vs-anita)
- **aunty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amity-vs-aunty)
- **amply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amity-vs-amply)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ami-vs-amity)
- **ait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-amity)
- **amid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amid-vs-amity)
- **amir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amir-vs-amity)
- **airy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airy-vs-amity)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amin-vs-amity)
- **amit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amit-vs-amity)
- **Amis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-amity)
- **Ajit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajit-vs-amity)
- **admit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admit-vs-amity)
- **amino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amity)
- **Amish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amish-vs-amity)
- **amiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-amity)
- **amigo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amity)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aimty`, `amitty`, `amityy`, `amiyt`, `ammity`, `amtiy`, `maity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amity