enmity
The quality of being an enemyThe quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.
» By love alone is enmity allayed.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.
Feindschaft
вражде́бностьvraždébnostʹ, вражда́vraždá, неприя́зньneprijáznʹ
воро́жістьvoróžistʹ, ворожне́чаvorožnéča, непри́язньneprýjaznʹ
(countable, uncountable)A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
- the feeling of a hostile person
- a state of deep-seated ill-will
Examples
7 sentencesBy love alone is enmity allayed.
The opposite of friendship is enmity.
deDas Gegenteil von Freundschaft ist Feindschaft.
The incident earned Dan the enmity of his boss.
The United States and Cuba wish to establish diplomatic relations after a half century of enmity.
The European Union was created as a result of a desire to rise above French-German enmity.
deDie Europäische Union entstand aus dem Wunsche heraus, über die deutsch-französische Feindschaft hinauszuwachsen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English enemyte, from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, VulgarFrom Middle English enemyte, from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem, from Latin inimīcus (“enemy”). Cognate with French inimitié, Portuguese inimizade, Spanish enemistad. By surface analysis, en(e)m(y) + -ity.
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Forms
plural: enmitiesSynonyms
12 synonyms- the feeling of a hostile person:hostilityill will
- a state of deep-seated ill-will:hostilityantagonism
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable