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comity
noun[ U ]
mainly USformaluk /ˈkɒm.ɪ.ti/ us /ˈkɑː.mə.t̬i//ˈkoʊ.mə.t̬i/
polite or friendly behaviour that shows respect, especially in public life :
The sort of cross-party comity that characterized past administrations is entirely absent today.
The comity seen at yesterday's meeting may not last long.
There's some real comity, because people have made a real effort.
The doctrine is designed to promote comity between state and federal courts.
Many people believed him when he promised a new era of bipartisan comity.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Polite and respectful
candy coat
candy-coated
chivalric
chivalrous
chivalrously
couth
deferential
deferentially
euphemism for someone/something
euphemistic
hyper-civilized
keep a civil tongue in your headidiom
manner
minced oath
mind/watch your mannersidiom
tactful
tactfully
ultra-civilized
ultra-refined
urbane
See also
comity of nations
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