unity
Americannoun
plural
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the state of being one; oneness.
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- individuality, singularity, singleness
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a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
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the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.
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absence of diversity; unvaried or uniform character.
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oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement.
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Mathematics.
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the number one; a quantity regarded as one.
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(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.
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one 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 unity of time, as occurring within one place unity of place, and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end unity of action.
noun
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the state or quality of being one; oneness
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the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts
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something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts
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mutual agreement; harmony or concord
the participants were no longer in unity
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uniformity or constancy
unity of purpose
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maths
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the number or numeral one
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a quantity assuming the value of one
the area of the triangle was regarded as unity
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the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication
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the arrangement of the elements in a work of art in accordance with a single overall design or purpose
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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)
Related Words
See union.
Other Word Forms
- nonunity noun
- self-unity noun
- superunity noun
Etymology
Origin of unity
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English unite, from Old French, from Latin ūnitās, from ūn(us) one + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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Yet Brother offered the setting for a creative reflowering — arguably the band’s final moment of unity before the start of years of more serious infighting.
From Los Angeles Times
That unusual unity, however, may already be starting to crack as the month draws to a close, suggesting the market’s temporary alliance against Big Tech may not last.
From MarketWatch
The assembly passed a resolution saying it was committed to "the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders."
From Barron's
And it’s a park we want to spend days in, thanks to its gorgeous landscaping, calming Rivers of America, and human tales of avarice, unity and romance spread throughout its attractions.
From Los Angeles Times
From a president’s point of view, the speech combines a call for unity with an outline of his priorities in terms the American people understand.
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