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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

amizade

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-mi-za-de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Amity/ˈæm.ɪ.ti/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A amizade é fundamental na vida."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A friendly relationship.

    "The two countries maintained amity despite their historical conflicts."
  2. 2

    Peaceful harmony between individuals or groups.

    "The community thrived on the amity shared among its members."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French word 'amistié', which traces back to the Late Latin root 'amicitas', itself formed from the Latin adjective 'amicus' meaning friendly. It entered the English language during the Middle English period, preserving its core sense of peaceful and friendly relations.

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