Definitions for comity

comity com·i·ty

Spelling: [kom-i-tee]
IPA: /ˈkɒm ɪ ti/

Comity is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in comity (cimoty).

Definitions for comity

noun

  1. mutual courtesy; civility.
  2. Also called comity of nations. courtesy between nations, as in respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions, and institutions of another.

Origin of comity

1535-45; Latin cōmitās, equivalent to cōm(is) affable + -itās -ity

Examples for comity

Of this law, probably, comity of nations is the chief component.

Republicans have pushed every procedural edge as a minority, undermining the basic trust and comity of the institution.

Nor can you urge this recognition on any principle of comity of Nations.

Part of the reason for the comity in the wake of Sandy is that they have been co-captaining the same ship for quite a while now.

The Indian raised his hand, and oscillated it as a signal of comity.

After a bitter election season, bipartisanship and comity are in vogue.

comity has a toll-gate at which you must pay, or you may not enter the land of Freedom.

While not an enormous policy step, it was a powerful symbol of civility and comity.

She had forced her way into the comity of the great nations.

No more expressive sign of comity could have been given than this simple act.

Word Value for comity
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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