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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