unity

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

Oneness

Nouns

1. unity, oneness, individuality; indivisibility, inseparability, homogeneity, integrality; solitude, isolation, seclusion; identity, sameness, uniformity, consistency, coherence; unification, amalgamation, consolidation, integration, coalescence, fusion, junction.

2. harmony, concurrence, agreement, accordance, accord, concord, consonance, concert, peace; unison, union, unanimity, solidarity.

3. unit, one, ace, solo, monad, module, integer, integrant, figure, number;

individual, person, entity, none else, no other; detail, particular; item, object, thing, article, whole, ensemble.

Verbs — be one or alone, isolate, unite, unify, join, merge, mix, blend, fuse, weld, cement, consolidate, solidify; marry, wed; reconcile, harmonize, attune, fraternize.

Adjectives

1. one, single, sole, solo, solitary, monistic; individual, apart, alone, unaccompanied, unattended, unaided, unassisted; singular, odd, unique, azygous, unrepeated, first and last, three in one; isolated, insulated, insular; single-handed, single-minded.

2. inseparable, inseverable, indivisible, indissoluble, indiscerptible, irresolvable, integral, uniform, compact; unipartite, one-piece, unilateral, unilinear, unipolar, etc., united, unified, joined, combined, connected, unseparated, undivided, homogeneous.

3. harmonious, concordant, unanimous. See agreement.

4. unifying, uniting, connective, conjunctive, combinative, coalescent.

Adverbs — singly, individually, independently, severally, separately; solely, simply, alone, by oneself, by the piece, each, apiece, by itself, only apart, per se; in the singular, in the abstract, one by one, one at a time, as an individual, as one man, in unison. Informal, high and dry. Quotation — Unity in variety is the plan of the universe (Swami Vivekananda).

Antonyms, see multitude.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The quality of oneness]

Syn. homogeneity, homogeneousness, sameness, indivisibility, solidarity, identity, inseparability, singleness, similarity, uniqueness, integration, uniformity, universality, all-togetherness, ensemble, wholeness; see also whole .

Ant. difference*, diversity, divorce.

2. [Union]

Syn. union, federation, confederation, compact, combination, correspondence, alliance, agreement, concord, solidarity, identity of purpose, unification, aggregation; see also organization 3 .

3. [Harmony]

Syn. unison, consonance, concord, agreement, consent, tuneability, accord.

Syn.- unity implies the oneness, as in spirit, aims, interests, feelings, etc., of that which is made up of diverse elements or individuals [ national unity] ; union implies the state of being united into a single organization for a common purpose [ a labor union] ; solidarity implies such firm and complete unity in an organization, group, class, etc. as to make for the greatest possible strength in influence, action, etc.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

oneness, togetherness, wholeness, unification, union, agreement, harmony, accord, concord, solidarity, unanimity.

ANT.: separation, division, discord

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being one: oneness, singleness, singularity. See PART. 2. Harmonious mutual understanding: accord, agreement, concord, concordance, concurrence, consonance, harmony, rapport, tune. Idiom: meeting of the minds. See AGREE. 3. A bringing together into a whole: coalition, consolidation, unification, union. See PART. 4. The result of combining: combination, composite, compound, conjugation, unification, union. See ASSEMBLE. 5. An identity or coincidence of interests, purposes, or sympathies among the members of a group: oneness, solidarity, union. See AGREE.