comity
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comity
- /ˈkɒmɪti/
Sounds like comedy (t-flapping)
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English comite (“association”), from Latin cōmitās.
noun comities
- 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.
- Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations. Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals.
Similar: frith
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noun courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others
| Deutsch | respektvoller Umgang, höfliche Umgangsweise |
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noun friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations
| Deutsch | friedliches Miteinander, freundschaftliches Zusammenleben |
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Talk about this word "comity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. comity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comity "comity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comity.Cite this
@misc{comity_2026,
title = {comity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
