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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024u•ni•ty /ˈyunɪti/USA pronunciation n., [pl.]-ties.- the state of being one;
oneness:[uncountable]the unity of the nation. - a whole made by combining all its parts into one:[uncountable]the underlying unity of all human beings.
- oneness of mind or feeling;
concord; agreement: [countable; usually singular]called for a unity of purpose.[uncountable]a call for unity and an end to discord. - Literature[uncountable] (in literature and art) harmony among the elements of a work producing a single major effect.
See -uni-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•ni•ty (yo̅o̅′ni tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the state of being one;
oneness. - a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
- the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole;
unification. - absence of diversity;
unvaried or uniform character. - oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons;
concord, harmony, or agreement. - [Math.]
- Mathematicsthe number one;
a quantity regarded as one. - Mathematicsidentity (def. 9).
- Fine Art, Literature(in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.
- Literatureone of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics and formalized in the neoclassic canon in which a play is required to represent action as taking place in one day (u′nity of time′,) as occurring within one place (u′nity of place′,) and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end (u′nity of ac′tion.)
- Latin ūnitās, equivalent. to ūn(us) one + -itās -ity
- Old French
- Middle English unite 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged singleness, singularity, individuality. See union.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concert, unison.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged diversity, variety.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unity /ˈjuːnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the state or quality of being one; oneness
- the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts
- something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts
- mutual agreement; harmony or concord: the participants were no longer in unity
- uniformity or constancy: unity of purpose
- the number or numeral one
- a quantity assuming the value of one: the area of the triangle was regarded as unity
- the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication
- any one of the three principles of dramatic structure deriving from Aristotle's Poetics by which the action of a play should be limited to a single plot (unity of action), a single location (unity of place), and the events of a single day (unity of time)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one |