Standard Lemma guide

comity

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɒmɪti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: comedy (t-flapping)
  • CMU ARPABET: K OW1 M IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: harmony, concord, concordance

Narrower terms: comity of nations

History

Etymology

From Late Middle English comite (“association”), from Latin cōmitās.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вежливост (vežlivost) — courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others
  • Bulgarian: учтивост (učtivost) — courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others
  • Czech: zdvořilost — courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others
  • German: respektvoller Umgang — courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others
  • German: höfliche Umgangsweise — courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others
  • German: friedliches Miteinander — friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations
  • German: freundschaftliches Zusammenleben — friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations