NYT Dictionary

UNITY

/ˈjunɪti/
NounU-ni-tyu-ni-ty · 3 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022, 2024, 2026

Meaning

Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English unite, from Anglo-Norman, Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus (“one”) + noun of state suffix -itās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), hence distantly related to one and an. By surface analysis, unite + -y. Displaced native Old English ānnes (literally “oneness”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unionunitednessoneheadonenessoneshipsinglenessunicityunitudeunityunification

Antonyms

disunitymultiplicitypluralitymanynessmanifoldnessmanyhoodmorefoldmulteitymultiplenessnonunity

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles:

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