Dictionary

unity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈjʉnɪte/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
/ˈjunɪti/ (General-American)
/ˈjuːnɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(General-American) audio
/-nə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɪʊnɪti/ (Wales)
/-ti/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
/-nə-/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/-nə-/ (Wales)
/-nə-/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
/-tɪ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
/ˈjʉːnəti/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈjʉwnɪti/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/-nə-/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English unite, from Anglo-Norman, Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus (“one”) + noun of state suffix -itās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), hence distantly related to one and an. By surface analysis, unite + -y. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”).

Meanings

(uncountable) Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
- Near-synonyms: unification, unionization, integration
- If any literary work is too long to be read at one sitting, we must be content to dispense with the immensely important effect derivable from unity of impression - for, if two sittings be required, the affairs of the world interfere, and everything like totality is at once destroyed. 1846, E. A. Poe, The Philosophy of Composition:
- Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless. 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
(countable, uncountable) Agreement; harmony.
(countable, uncountable) A single undivided thing, seen as complete in itself.
- If a single day has brought us two or more experiences suitable to initiate a dream, the dream will unite references to them both into a single whole; it obeys a compulsion to form a unity [translating Einheit] out of them. 1999, Sigmund Freud, translated by Joyce Crick, The Interpretation of Dreams, Oxford, published 2008, page 137:
(countable, uncountable) Any of the three classical rules of drama: unity of action (nothing should be admitted not directly relevant to the development of the plot), unity of place (the scenes should be set in the same place), and unity of time (all the events should be such as might happen within a single day).
(countable, uncountable) The number 1 or any element of a set or field that behaves under a given operation as the number 1 behaves under multiplication.
- the cube roots of unity
(countable, uncountable) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
(Quakerism, countable, uncountable) The form of consensus in a Quaker meeting for business which signals that a decision has been reached. In order to achieve unity, everyone who does not agree with the decision must explicitly stand aside, possibly being recorded in the minutes as doing so.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
unities	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (105)

tr birlik (state of being one or undivided) · ko 단일 (state of being one or undivided) · la ūnitās (state of being one or undivided) · de Einheit (state of being one or undivided) · ro unire (state of being one or undivided) · et ühtsus (state of being one or undivided) · cy undod (state of being one or undivided) · be адзі́нства (state of being one or undivided) · lv vienotība (state of being one or undivided) · ru едине́ние (state of being one or undivided) · cmn 統一 /统一 (state of being one or undivided) · uk є́дність (state of being one or undivided) · ko 일치 (drama: any of the three classical rules of drama) · az birlik (state of being one or undivided) · alt бирлик (state of being one or undivided) · ca unitat (state of being one or undivided) · bg сплоте́ност (state of being one or undivided) · ru еди́нство (drama: any of the three classical rules of drama) · ka ერთიანობა (state of being one or undivided) · cjs пиригиш (state of being one or undivided) · ang ānnes (state of being one or undivided) · ckb یەکێتی (state of being one or undivided) · grc μονότης (state of being one or undivided) · ru еди́нство (state of being one or undivided) · fi identiteettialkio (mathematics: something that behaves like the number 1 in multiplication) · mk единство (state of being one or undivided) · ml ഒത്തൊരുമ (state of being one or undivided) · bg единица (single undivided thing) · sl sloga (state of being one or undivided) · sh једност (state of being one or undivided) · grc ἑνότης (state of being one or undivided) · ga aontas (state of being one or undivided) · sh jedinjenje (state of being one or undivided) · sk jednota (state of being one or undivided) · hi एकता (state of being one or undivided) · sh једноћа (state of being one or undivided) · ru сплочённость (state of being one or undivided) · he אַחְדוּת (state of being one or undivided) · it unità (state of being one or undivided) · de Identität (mathematics: something that behaves like the number 1 in multiplication) · hy միասնություն (state of being one or undivided) · sk súdržnosť (state of being one or undivided) · az vəhdət (state of being one or undivided) · lt vienybė (state of being one or undivided) · ga aontas (single undivided thing) · yi אַחדות (state of being one or undivided) · sh jedinstvo (state of being one or undivided) · sh једињење (state of being one or undivided) · el ενότητα (state of being one or undivided) · te ఐకమత్యం (state of being one or undivided) · ml ഒരുമ (state of being one or undivided) · ml ഐക്യം (state of being one or undivided) · bn ইত্তিহাদ (state of being one or undivided) · ka ერთობა (state of being one or undivided) · nb enhet (state of being one or undivided) · pl łączność (state of being one or undivided) · el ενότητα (drama: any of the three classical rules of drama) · be е́днасць (state of being one or undivided) · tl pagkakaisa (state of being one or undivided) · gu સંપ (state of being one or undivided) · hu egység (state of being one or undivided) · sh јединство (state of being one or undivided) · hi इत्तिहाद (state of being one or undivided) · cs jednota (state of being one or undivided) · uk згурто́ваність (state of being one or undivided) · ms perpaduan (state of being one or undivided) · lt vieningumas (state of being one or undivided) · fi kokonaisuus (single undivided thing) · be згуртава́насць (state of being one or undivided) · pt unidade (state of being one or undivided) · ko 단결 (state of being one or undivided) · pl jedność (state of being one or undivided) · nl eenheid (drama: any of the three classical rules of drama) · ar وَحْدَة (state of being one or undivided) · fr unité (state of being one or undivided) · hi एका (state of being one or undivided) · es unidad (state of being one or undivided) · fi ykseys (drama: any of the three classical rules of drama) · bg едини́ца (mathematics: something that behaves like the number 1 in multiplication) · sv enhet (state of being one or undivided) · ro unitate (state of being one or undivided) · ja 統一 (state of being one or undivided) · fi ykseys (state of being one or undivided) · et üksmeel (state of being one or undivided) · te ఏకత్వం (state of being one or undivided) · ru едини́ца (mathematics: something that behaves like the number 1 in multiplication) · sw umoja (state of being one or undivided) · ar اِتِّحَاد (state of being one or undivided) · ja 団結 (state of being one or undivided) · sh jednost (state of being one or undivided) · hu (hármas) egység (drama: any of the three classical rules of drama) · de Einheit (drama: any of the three classical rules of drama) · lv saliedētība (state of being one or undivided) · bg съвместно владение (law: the peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy) · el μονάδα (mathematics: something that behaves like the number 1 in multiplication) · nl eenheid (state of being one or undivided) · nn einskap (state of being one or undivided) · bg еди́нство (state of being one or undivided) · sh jednoća (state of being one or undivided) · eo unueco (state of being one or undivided) · da enhed (state of being one or undivided) · fi yhtenäisyys (state of being one or undivided) · sl enotnost (state of being one or undivided) · uk собо́рність (state of being one or undivided) · hi ऐक्य (state of being one or undivided)

unity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Meanings

Forms

Antonyms

Deriveds

Relateds

Synonyms

Translations (105)