1. plural of unity; states of being united or joined as a whole
2. the three principles of dramatic composition requiring action to occur in one place, time period, and plot
Usage: literary criticism; classical drama

Examples

• The political unities that once held the coalition together began to weaken.
• National unities were tested during the economic crisis.
• Shakespeare’s plays often violated the classical unities of time and place.
• The playwright strictly observed the three unities in his tragedy.
• Cultural unities bind communities together across generations.
• The director chose to ignore the traditional unities for a more modern approach.