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

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

a : a condition of harmony : accord

b : continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action)

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

: a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole

: 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

capitalized : a 20th century American religious movement that emphasizes spiritual sources of health and prosperity

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