Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ENMITY
hostility, enmity, ill will
(noun) the feeling of a hostile person; “he could no longer contain his hostility”
hostility, enmity, antagonism
(noun) a state of deep-seated ill-will
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enmity (countable and uncountable, plural enmities)
The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
Synonyms
• enemyship, hostility, enemyhood, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus, foeship
Antonyms
• amity
Source: Wiktionary
En"mi*ty, n.; pl. Enmities. Etym: [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimitié, OF. enemistié. See Enemy, and cf. Amity.]
1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. No ground of enmity between us known. Milton.
2. A state of opposition; hostility. The friendship of the world is enmity with God. James iv. 4.
Syn.
– Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See Animosity, Rancor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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