enmity
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
- (countable, uncountable) A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
Synonyms
ill feeling
ira
Translations
inimitié
Feindschaft
enemistad
inimicizia
vijandschap
εχθρότητα
inimizade
düşmanlıkFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English enemyte, from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem, from Latin inimīcus (“enemy”); cognates: French inimitié, Portuguese inimizade, Spanish enemistad. Equivalent to enemy + -ity.
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