unity

Inflections of 'unity' (n): npl: unities

u•ni•ty n.,

[pl.]

-ties.

the state of being one;
oneness:[uncountable]the unity of the nation.
a whole made by combining all its parts into one:[uncountable]the underlying unity of all human beings.
oneness of mind or feeling;
concord;
agreement: [countable; usually singular]called for a unity of purpose.[uncountable]a call for unity and an end to discord.
Literature[uncountable] (in literature and art) harmony among the elements of a work producing a single major effect.

See -uni-.

u•ni•ty n., pl. -ties.

the state of being one;
oneness.
a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole;
unification.
absence of diversity;
unvaried or uniform character.
oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons;
concord, harmony, or agreement.
[Math.]
- Mathematicsthe number one;
  a quantity regarded as one.
- Mathematicsidentity (def. 9).
Fine Art, Literature(in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.
Literatureone of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics and formalized in the neoclassic canon in which a play is required to represent action as taking place in one day (u′nity of time′,) as occurring within one place (u′nity of place′,) and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end (u′nity of ac′tion.)

union.

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unity /ˈjuːnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

the state or quality of being one; oneness
the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts
something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts
mutual agreement; harmony or concord: the participants were no longer in unity
uniformity or constancy: unity of purpose
- the number or numeral one
- a quantity assuming the value of one: the area of the triangle was regarded as unity
- the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication
any one of the three principles of dramatic structure deriving from Aristotle's Poetics by which the action of a play should be limited to a single plot (unity of action), a single location (unity of place), and the events of a single day (unity of time)

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one

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