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Webster 1913 Edition


Comity

Com′i-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Comities
(#)
.
[L.
comitas
, fr.
comis
courteous, kind.]
Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly civility;
as,
comity
of manners; the
comity
of States
.
Syn. – Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will.

Webster 1828 Edition


Comity

COMITY

,
Noun.
Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy; civility; good breeding. Wellbred people are characterized by comity of manners.

Definition 2024


comity

comity

English

Noun

comity (plural comities)

  1. Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 96:
      There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.
  2. Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.
    • 2007 January 5, Jonathan Weisman, “Democrats Take Control on Hill”, in The Washington Post:
      Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals.

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