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Amity Pronunciation

Amity is pronounced A-mi-tee, IPA /ˈæmɪti/.

A-mi-tee

US /ˈæmɪti/  ·  UK /ˈæmɪti/

Syllables: A · mi · tee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: Friendly relations, especially between countries or groups.

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Amity in a Sentence

  • The treaty opens with a declaration of amity.
  • Years of amity ended over a fishing dispute.
  • There was amity between the two families for a generation.

Common Mispronunciations of Amity

Not uh-MI-tee

The opening a takes the beat and keeps its full short value. Weakening it produces something close to amidst.

Not AY-mi-tee

The a is short, as in am. A long ay borrows the vowel of amiable, a related but differently stressed word.

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