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amity (AM i tee) (noun)
A feeling of friendship: Friendly relations between nations or groups could give mankind an era of international amity.
enmity (EN mi tee) (noun)
A very deep unfriendly feeling: There is a long history of enmity between Howard and his fellow workers because of his comments against the labor union.

"It's a mistake to ignore the lethal enmity between Bin Laden and Hamas."

—This quote is from "The subtext of Bin Laden's message";
The Boston Globe editorial; as seen in the International Herald Tribune;
January 23, 2009; page 6.

Erica agrees that a universal amity is to be desired; however, she is afraid that there is a sense of distrust and enmity among too many governments.

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enmity (s) (noun), enmities (pl)
A very strong mutual antagonism or hatred: To show enmity towards a person is to harbor bitterness or animosity for him or her.

There is a long history of enmity between certain nations; such as, Israel and Palestine.

The complaints of Jerome about his co-workers earned him the enmity of most of them.

Hostility and hatred expressed about another person or people.
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Mutual antagonism on both sides.
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Bitter attitudes or malice towards each other.
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