three unities, the

plural noun

See under unity(def 8).

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Definition for three unities (2 of 2)

unity

[ yoo-ni-tee ]

/ ˈyu nɪ ti /

noun, plural u·ni·ties.

the state of being one; oneness.

a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.

the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.

absence of diversity; unvaried or uniform character.

oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement.

Mathematics.

the number one; a quantity regarded as one.
identity(def 9).

(in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.

one of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics and formalized in the neoclassic canon in which a play is required to represent action as taking place in one day (unity of time), as occurring within one place (unity of place), and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end (unity of action).

Origin of unity

1250–1300; Middle English unite < Old French < Latin ūnitās, equivalent to ūn(us) one + -itās -ity

SYNONYMS FOR unity

1 singleness, singularity, individuality.

5 concert, unison.

ANTONYMS FOR unity

1 diversity, variety.

synonym study for unity

1. See union.

OTHER WORDS FROM unity

non·u·ni·ty, noun, plural non·u·ni·ties. self-u·ni·ty, noun su·per·u·ni·ty, noun

British Dictionary definitions for three unities

unity

/ (ˈjuːnɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being one; oneness

the act, state, or quality of forming a whole from separate parts

something whole or complete that is composed of separate parts

mutual agreement; harmony or concord the participants were no longer in unity

uniformity or constancy unity of purpose

maths

the number or numeral one
a quantity assuming the value of onethe area of the triangle was regarded as unity
the element of a set producing no change in a number following multiplication

the arrangement of the elements in a work of art in accordance with a single overall design or purpose

any one of the three principles of dramatic structure deriving from Aristotle's Poetics by which the action of a play should be limited to a single plot (unity of action), a single location (unity of place), and the events of a single day (unity of time)

Word Origin for unity

C13: from Old French unité, from Latin ūnitās, from ūnus one

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