Definitions for enmityˈɛn mɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

en•mi•tyˈɛn mɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.

  1. a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity.

Origin of enmity:

1250–1300; ME enemite < MF; OF enemiste < VL *inimīcitātem, acc. of *inimīcitās < L inimīc(us)enemy

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hostility, enmity, antagonism(noun)

    a state of deep-seated ill-will

  2. hostility, enmity, ill will(noun)

    the feeling of a hostile person

    "he could no longer contain his hostility"

Wiktionary

  1. enmity(Noun)

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

  2. enmity(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enmity(noun)

    the quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition

  2. Enmity(noun)

    a state of opposition; hostility


Translations for enmity

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

enmity(noun)

unfriendliness; hatred.

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