First Known Use: 14th century
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unity
noun uni·ty \ˈyü-nə-tē\
: the state of being in full agreement
: a way of combining the parts in a work of art or literature so that they seem to belong together
plural uni·ties
Full Definition of UNITY
1
a : the quality or state of not being multiple : oneness b (1) : a definite amount taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation <in a table of natural sines the radius of the circle is regarded as unity> (2) : identity element
2
a : a condition of harmony : accord b : continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action)
3
a : the quality or state of being made one : unification b : a combination or ordering of parts in a literary or artistic production that constitutes a whole or promotes an undivided total effect; also : the resulting singleness of effect or symmetry and consistency of style and character
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: a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole
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: any of three principles of dramatic structure derived by French classicists from Aristotle's Poetics and requiring a play to have a single action represented as occurring in one place and within one day
6
capitalized : a 20th century American religious movement that emphasizes spiritual sources of health and prosperity
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Origin of UNITY
Middle English unite, from Anglo-French unité, from Latin unitat-, unitas, from unus one — more at one
Related to UNITY
- Synonyms
- balance, coherence, concinnity, consonance, consonancy, orchestration, proportion, symmetry, symphony, harmony
- Antonyms
- asymmetry, discordance, disproportion, disunity, imbalance, incoherence, violence
UNITIES Defined for Kids
unity
noun uni·ty \ˈyü-nə-tē\
plural uni·ties
Definition of UNITY for Kids
1
: the quality or state of being one
2
: the state of those who are in full agreement : harmony <Why can't we live in unity?>
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