Amity vs. Hatred — What's the Difference?

Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.

Hatred is a very angry emotional response to certain people or ideas.Hatred is often associated with intense feelings of anger and disgust.

Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.

Intense animosity or hostility.

Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.

Strong aversion; intense dislike.

Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories.

Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as evil.

A cordial disposition

The emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

A state of friendship and cordiality