What does ENMITY mean?

Definitions for ENMITY
ˈɛn mɪ tien·mi·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hostility, enmity, antagonismnoun

    a state of deep-seated ill-will

  2. hostility, enmity, ill willnoun

    the feeling of a hostile person

    "he could no longer contain his hostility"

Wiktionary

  1. enmitynoun

    The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.

  2. enmitynoun

    A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Enmitynoun

    Etymology: from enemy; as if enemity, inamity.

    Their being forced to their books, in an age at enmity with all restraint, has been the reason why many have hated books. John Locke.

    They shall within this hour,
    On a dissension of a doit, break out
    In bitterest enmity. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    Between thee and the woman I will put
    Enmity; and between thine and her seed:
    Her seed shall bruise thy head, thou bruise his heel. John Milton.

    How far these controversies, and appearing enmities of those glorious creatures, may be carried, is not my business to shew or determine. John Dryden, Juven. Dedication.

    Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Jam. iv. 4.

    You must firmly be convinced, that every sin you commit sets you at enmity with heaven, and will, if not forsaken, render you incapable of it. William Wake, Preparation for Death.

    I abjure all roofs, and chuse
    To wage against the enmity o’ th’ air. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    He who performs his duty in a station of great power, must needs incur the utter enmity of many, and the high displeasure of more. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. enmity

    An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of designating a particular entity as a threat, thereby invoking an intense emotional response to that entity. The state of being or having an enemy is enmity, foehood or foeship.

ChatGPT

  1. enmity

    Enmity refers to a state of deep-seated ill-will or hostility between two parties. It usually involves bitter feelings, hatred, or antagonism, often persisting for a long time. It's essentially active mutual hatred or unfriendliness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enmitynoun

    the quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition

  2. Enmitynoun

    a state of opposition; hostility

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Enmity

    en′mi-ti, n. the quality of being an enemy: unfriendliness: ill-will: hostility. [O. Fr. enemistié—L. inimicus. See Enemy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ENMITY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ENMITY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ENMITY in a Sentence

  1. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

    The purpose of writing is not to commend the flaws and imperfections in life. We do not write to encourage enmity or to instigate evil. We want to promote writing not as self-expression, but to minimize life's imperfections.

  2. Bharavi:

    The natural hostility of beasts is laid aside when flying from pursuers; so also when danger is impending the enmity of rivals is ended.

  3. Islam Minister Farrakhan:

    He lived the gang life, but he didn't stay there, sometimes when you can fly above the circumstances of your life, it produce envy and enmity and jealousy among those who have not learned how to fly, but Samuel Asghedom was more than a hip-hop artist. He was a voice and brilliant mind, and the spirit of God was in his life.

  4. Buddhist:

    Neither live with a bad man nor be at enmity with him; even as if you take hold of glowing charcoal it will burn you, if you take hold of cold charcoal it will soil you.

  5. Joshua Landis:

    Damascus needs the Kurds. The Kurds and Damascus have two things in common: enmity for Turkey and a desire not to see Sunni rebel militias ruling the northeast of Syria, but they don't agree on anything when it comes to ruling northeast Syria.

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