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u·ni·ty
(yo͞o′nĭ-tē)n. pl. u·ni·ties
1.
a. The state or quality of being one or united into a whole: "The Founding Fathers had abhorred the concept of parties, fearing that they would undermine the unity of the nation through factionalism" (Julian E. Zelizer).
b. The state or quality of being in accord; harmony: The judges ruled in unity on the matter.
c. The state or quality of being unified in an aesthetic whole, as in a work of literature: the novel's thematic unity.
d. A whole that is a combination of parts: a group of ideas that taken together constitute a unity.
2. Singleness or constancy of purpose or action; continuity: "In an army you need unity of purpose" (Emmeline Pankhurst).
3. One of the three principles of dramatic structure derived by French neoclassicists from Aristotle's Poetics, stating that a drama should have but one plot, which should take place in a single day and be confined to a single locale.
4. Mathematics
a. The number 1.
b. See identity element.
[Middle English unite, from Old French, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]
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unity
(ˈjuːnɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. the state or quality of being one; oneness
2. the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts
3. something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts
4. mutual agreement; harmony or concord: the participants were no longer in unity.
5. uniformity or constancy: unity of purpose.
6. (Mathematics) maths
a. the number or numeral one
b. a quantity assuming the value of one: the area of the triangle was regarded as unity.
c. the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication
7. (Art Terms) the arrangement of the elements in a work of art in accordance with a single overall design or purpose
8. (Theatre) 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)
[C13: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one]
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u•ni•ty
(ˈyu nɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the state of being one; oneness.
2. a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
3. the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.
4. absence of diversity; unvaried or uniform character.
5. oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement.
6. Math. the number one; a quantity regarded as one.
7. (in literature and art) harmony among the parts or elements of a work producing a single major effect.
8. one of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics by which a play is limited in action to one day (u′nity of time′ ) and one place (u′nity of place′ ) and to a single plot (u′nity of ac′tion ).
[1250–1300; Middle English unite < Old French < Latin ūnitās, derivative of ūnus one]
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| Noun | 1. |  unity - an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" completeness - the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed incompleteness, rawness - the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable" |
| 2. |  unity - the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair) | |
| 3. |  unity - the quality of being united into oneidenticalness, indistinguishability, identity - exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests" |
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unity
noun
1. union, unification, coalition, federation, integration, confederation, amalgamation the future of European economic unity
2. wholeness, integrity, oneness, union, unification, entity, singleness, undividedness The deer represents the unity of the universe.
wholeness division, separation, disunity, multiplicity, heterogeneity
wholeness division, separation, disunity, multiplicity, heterogeneity
3. agreement, accord, consensus, peace, harmony, solidarity, unison, assent, unanimity, concord, concurrence Speakers at the rally mouthed sentiments of unity.
agreement division, disagreement, discord, independence, strife, in-fighting, individuality, disunity, ill will, factionalism
agreement division, disagreement, discord, independence, strife, in-fighting, individuality, disunity, ill will, factionalism
Quotations
"We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately" [Benjamin Franklin on his signing of the Declaration of Independence]
"All for one; one for all" [Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers]
"By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall" [John Dickinson The Patriot's Appeal]
"We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately" [Benjamin Franklin on his signing of the Declaration of Independence]
"All for one; one for all" [Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers]
"By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall" [John Dickinson The Patriot's Appeal]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
unity
noun1. The condition of being one:
2. Harmonious mutual understanding:
Idiom: meeting of the minds.
3. A bringing together into a whole:
4. The result of combining:
5. An identity or coincidence of interests, purposes, or sympathies among the members of a group:
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Translations
وَحْدَةٌ كامِلَهوَحْدَه، إتِّفاقوَحْدَه، اكْتِمال
jednotajednotnostshoda
enhedenighedharmoni
egységesség
einingeining, heildarsvipursamstaîa, samheldni
vienovėvientisas dalykasvienybė
saderībavienotībavienots veselums
jednotnosť
enotnost
unity
[ˈjuːnɪtɪ] N (= oneness) → unidad f; (= harmony) → armonía f, acuerdo munity of place → unidad f de lugar
unity of time → unidad f de tiempo
unity is strength → la unión hace la fuerza
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unity
[ˈjuːnɪti] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unity
n
(= oneness, Liter) → Einheit f; (= harmony) → Einmütigkeit f, → Einigkeit f; (of a novel, painting etc) → Einheitlichkeit f, → Geschlossenheit f; national unity → (nationale) Einheit; this unity of purpose → diese gemeinsamen Ziele; to live in unity → in Eintracht leben; unity is strength → Einigkeit macht stark (Prov)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unity
[ˈjuːnɪtɪ] n (in party, country) → unità; (of members, individuals) → unione fin unity → in armonia, in pieno accordo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unity
(ˈjuːnəti) – plural ˈunities – noun1. the state of being united or in agreement. When will men learn to live in unity with each other?
2. singleness, or the state of being one complete whole. Unity of design in his pictures is this artist's main aim.
3. something arranged to form a single complete whole. This play is not a unity, but a series of unconnected scenes.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
unity
n. unidad; unión.
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