Amity vs. Hostility — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Amity and Hostility
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Amity
Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.
Hostility
Hostility is seen as form of emotionally charged aggressive behavior. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression.
Amity
Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
Hostility
The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity.
Amity
Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
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Hostility
A hostile act.
Amity
Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories.
To live on terms of amity with vice.
Hostility
Hostilities Acts of war; overt warfare.
Amity
A cordial disposition
Hostility
(uncountable) The state of being hostile.
My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
Amity
A state of friendship and cordiality
Hostility
(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
Hostility
State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.
Hostility being thus suspended with France.
Hostility
An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy. See hostilities
He who proceeds to wanton hostility, often provokes an enemy where he might have a friend.
Hostility
A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition;
He could not conceal his hostility
Hostility
A state of deep-seated ill-will
Hostility
The feeling of a hostile person;
He could no longer contain his hostility
Hostility
Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
Hostility
Acts of overt warfare;
The outbreak of hostilities
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