ˈju:nɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1
oneness;
being one,
single, or
individual; being formed of parts
that constitute a
whole;
due interconnection
and coherence of parts (disturbs
the unity of the
idea; the pictures
lack unity;
national unity). 2
harmony or
concord between persons etc. (lived
together in unity). 3 a
thing forming a
complex whole (a
person regarded as a unity). 4
Math. the
number 'one', the
factor that
leaves unchanged the
quantity on
which it operates. 5 Theatr.
each of the
three dramatic principles requiring
limitation of the supposed
time of a
drama to that occupied in
acting it or to a single
day (unity of time),
use of one
scene throughout (unity of place), and
concentration on the
development of a single
plot (unity of action). [ME f. OF unit÷ f. L unitas -tatis f. unus one]