unity

Definition

Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.

Etymology

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. By surface analysis, unite + -y. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”).

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonyms: unification, unionization, integration"
• "If any literary work is too long to be read at one sitting, we must be content to dispense with the immensely important effect derivable from unity of impression - for, if two sittings be required, the affairs of the world interfere, and everything like totality is at once destroyed."
• "Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless."

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