comity

Noun

1. Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
   • There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds. - 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 96:
   • The app [OpenAI's Sora] will further erode truth, and comity. - 2025 October 4, Maureen Dowd, “When A.I. Came for Hollywood”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • Comity and conciliation are a slog. They’re for suckers. Contempt is victors’ ready, heady prerogative. - 2026 February 16, Frank Bruni, “Pam Bondi and the MAGA Brand of Insult Politics”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.
   • Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security,...