Betekenis (Engels)
- (uncountable) Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
- (countable, uncountable) Agreement; harmony.
- (countable, uncountable) A single undivided thing, seen as complete in itself.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of the three classical rules of drama: unity of action (nothing should be admitted not directly relevant to the development of the plot), unity of place (the scenes should be set in the same place), and unity of time (all the events should be such as might happen within a single day).
- (countable, uncountable) The number 1 or any element of a set or field that behaves under a given operation as the number 1 behaves under multiplication.
- (countable, uncountable) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
- (Quakerism, countable, uncountable) The form of consensus in a Quaker meeting for business which signals that a decision has been reached. In order to achieve unity, everyone who does not agree with the decision must explicitly stand aside, possibly being recorded in the minutes as doing so.
Sinonieme
even matching
sameness of nature
unity of soul
one-spot
seek accord
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈjuːnɪti/
Etimologie (Engels)
Etymology tree Middle English unite English unity From Middle English unite, from Anglo-Norman, Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus (“one”) + noun of state suffix -itās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), hence distantly related to one and an. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”).
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Begin om Engels te leer met learnfeliz .
Oefen om " unity " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Engels .