comity

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
2. (countable, uncountable) Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.

Synonyms

refinement

tactfulness

delicacy

civility

sleaziness

slenderness

gauziness

slimness

subtlety

tact

tenuity

tenuousness

thinness

ticklishness

niceness

nicety

fineness

courtesy

polish

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politeness

sheerness

cousteousness

urbanness

nobleness

chivalry

complaisance

concord

consideration

daintiness

flimsiness

gallantry

gentility

gentleness

graciousness

humaneness

ladyship

loftiness

nobility

amity

noblesse

slightness

urbanity

waspishness

politiness

Translations

Höflichkeit

courtoisie

nezaket

λεπτότης

λεπτότητα

cortesia

المجاملة

civilidade

cortesía

urbanidad

medeni davranış

ευγένεια

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒmɪti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: comite

In summary

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