Word For The Day, Thursday, January 9, 2014 – comity

dictionaries ad nauseam | 9 January 2014 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

co·mi·ty\ˈkä-mə-tē, ˈkō-\, noun
1. a: friendly social atmosphere : social harmony
b : a loose widespread community based on common social institutions
c : comity of nations
d : the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another
2. : avoidance of proselytizing members of another religious denomination

Example sentence:
When asked by a fundraiser attendee about civility in the Senate, Coburn reportedly said: “There’s no comity with Harry Reid. I think he’s an absolute asshole.”
—Erin Durkin, NY Daily News, October 28, 2013

Etymology:
Latin comitat-, comitas, from comis courteous, probably from Old Latin cosmis, from com- + -smis (akin to Sanskrit smayate he smiles). First Known Use: 1543

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[hobbes1]

She’s got the ass of a ten year old boy.

[mikrofon]

Yep, actually a native of nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON despite what his name might suggest ...

[hobbes1]

Points,

[secret garden]

Hey, we’ve missed you! Welcome back truant! A+++!

[secret garden]

Totes magotes.

[secret garden]

I was thinking IQ...

[secret garden]

He seems like the nicest guy, good to his mom and old people and an enforcer with a pet bunny? What’s not to love?

[xsmommy]

I can’t follow, rarely know what they’re talking about, guess I’m under 140 : )

[hobbes1]

;-) lmao the phishing hook bait...

[hobbes1]

Rmfe. You run circles around me.

I can only catch you in obscurity...

[mikrofon]

With a bunny that tweets ... where have I seen something like that before?

[Revolting cat!]

My cousin is a standup comityan down in L.A.

[SoothingDave]

I think he meant that both he and I are in our 40s.

[hobbes1]

Ummm, I’m 24. I have proof,

[SoothingDave]

48 proof would be 24.

[hobbes1]

Little guy, put my age as 24. Lol i hung in the Living room

[secret garden]

You are on a roll today.

[secret garden]

A for you!

[MoochPooch]

This gal might do well in a comity of lonelyhearts:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3110049/posts

[secret garden]

That’s kind of sad. A+ for you.