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Amity vs. Hostility — What's the Difference?

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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