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. — list
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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