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Spell Bee Word: amity


Basic Details

Word: Amity

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Friendship and peaceful relations, especially between countries or groups.

Synonyms: friendship, goodwill, harmony, peace

Antonyms: hostility, enmity

How to Spell Amity

Syllables: am - i - ty

Tricky part: It is short and has no double letters: one m, then i, then ty. Students sometimes write ammity or amety.

Watch out for: ammity, amety, amitey

Memory tip: Pair it with its opposite, enmity. Both end in ity; amity starts with am, as in I am your friend.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The two villages have lived in amity for over a hundred years.

Example 2: The friendly match was played to build amity between the neighbouring schools.

Example 3: India and Nepal signed a treaty of peace and friendship in 1950 to promote amity.

Fun Fact

Amity comes from Old French amitie, which goes back to Latin amicus, friend. Amicable, meaning friendly, comes from the same root.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

amity

a) hostility
b) harmony
c) friendship
d) goodwill

Show answer

a) hostility. Hostility is unfriendly behaviour, the opposite of amity.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) dignaty
b) amity
c) securety
d) purety

Show answer

b) amity. Dignity, purity and security all end in ity, just as amity does.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ammity

a) m
b) i
c) y
d) t

Show answer

a) m. Amity needs just one m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The two villages lived in amity for years. They ____.

a) moved away
b) fought every day
c) never met
d) got along peacefully

Show answer

d) got along peacefully

2. Amity is most often used to describe ____.

a) a type of flower
b) a kind of medicine
c) friendly relations between groups or nations
d) a loud noise

Show answer

c) friendly relations between groups or nations

Associated Words

atesqualiddocumentarycapitalistuneasy
famishedannulhumilitynumerousmicrowave

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