COMITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("comity" is a kind of...):

concord; concordance; harmony (a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comity"):

comity of nations (courteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of another)

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