Associations to the word «Comity»

Wiktionary

COMITY, noun. Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
COMITY, noun. Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.

Dictionary definition

COMITY, noun. A state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne