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u·ni·ty  (yn-t)

n. pl. u·ni·ties

1. The state or quality of being one; singleness.

2. The state or quality of being in accord; harmony.

3.

a. The combination or arrangement of parts into a whole; unification.

b. A combination or union thus formed.

4. Singleness or constancy of purpose or action; continuity: "In an army you need unity of purpose" (Emmeline Pankhurst).

5.

a. An ordering of all elements in a work of art or literature so that each contributes to a unified aesthetic effect.

b. The effect thus produced.

6. 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.

7. Mathematics

a. The number 1.

b. See identity element.

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[Middle English unite, from Old French, from Latin nits, from nus, 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the arrangement of the elements in a work of art in accordance with a single overall design or purpose

8. (Performing Arts / 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)

[from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one]

Thesaurus

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" integrity, wholeness 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" 1, ace, one, single, I digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" monas, monad - a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
	3.	unity - the quality of being united into one oneness identicalness, 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

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

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]

Translations

unity [ˈjuːnɪtɪ] N (= oneness) → unidad f; (= harmony) → armonía f, acuerdo m
unity of place → unidad f de lugar
unity of time → unidad f de tiempo
unity is strength → la unión hace la fuerza

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unity [ˈjuːnɪti] n

(= union) → unité f
European economic unity → l'unité économique européenne

(= being in agreement) → unité f
There is a need for greater unity in the party → Une plus grande unité est nécessaire au sein du parti.

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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)

(Math) → Einheit f; (= one) → Eins f; (in set theory) → neutrales Element

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unity [ˈjuːnɪtɪ] n (in party, country) → unità; (of members, individuals) → unione f
in unity → in armonia, in pieno accordo

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unity [ˈjuːnɪtɪ] n (in party, country) → unità; (of members, individuals) → unione f
in unity → in armonia, in pieno accordo

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unity

n unity [ˈjuːnəti]

1 the state of being united or in agreement When will men learn to live in unity with each other? eenparigheid, eenheid وَحْدَه، إتِّفاق единство shoda enighed; harmoni die Eintracht ενότητα, ομόνοια unidad üksmeel سازگاری؛ همبستگی yksimielisyys unité אַחדוּת एकता jedinstvo egyetértés samstaða, samheldni unità 一致 일치, 화합 vienybė, vieningumas, sutarimas vienotība; saderība perpaduan eenheid enhet, enighet zgoda, harmonia unidade unitate согласие zhoda sloga jedinstvo endräkt ความสามัคคี birlik, bütünlük 統一，和睦 єдність; єднання اتحاد sự thống nhất 统一

2 singleness, or the state of being one complete whole Unity of design in his pictures is this artist's main aim. eenvormigheid وَحْدَه، اكْتِمال хармония jednotnost harmoni die Einheitlichkeit η ιδιότητα του ενιαίου, η κατάσταση του να είναι κτ. ενιαίο σύνολο unidad ühtsus وحدت yhtenäisyys unité אַחדוּת एका jedinstvenost egység(esség) eining, heildarsvipur unità 統一性 하나임 vienovė, vieningumas vienotība perpaduan eenheid helhet(spreg) jedolitość unidade unitate единство jednotnosť enotnost jedinstvo enhet ความเป็นเอกภาพ birlik 一致(性) єдність ندرت، وحدت tính đơn nhất 一致（性）

3 something arranged to form a single complete whole This play is not a unity, but a series of unconnected scenes. eenheid وَحْدَةٌ كامِلَه едно jednota enhed die Einheit ενότητα, ενιαίο σύνολο unidad tervik ساختار واحد kokonaisuus unité אַחדוּת इकाई cjelina egység eining unità 統一体 (여러 요소에 의한) 전체 구성 vienovė, vientisas dalykas vienots veselums perpaduan eenheid enhet jedność, całość unidade unitate единое целое jednota enota celina [] helhet ความพร้อมเพรียงกัน bütün 整體 єдність مستقل بالذات sự thống nhất 整体