English noun: unity | |||
1. | unity (state) an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | ||
Samples | The integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development. He took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia. | ||
Synonyms | integrity, wholeness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | completeness, incompleteness, rawness | ||
Attribute | broken, fractional, unbroken, whole | ||
2. | unity (quantity) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number | ||
Samples | He has the one but will need a two and three to go with it. They had lunch at one. | ||
Synonyms | 1, ace, I, one, single | ||
Broader (hypernym) | digit, figure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | monad, monas, singleton | ||
3. | unity (attribute) the quality of being united into one | ||
Synonyms | oneness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | identicalness, identity, indistinguishability | ||