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enmity.

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

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛm.nɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation, proscribed/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/General-American/ˈɛm.nɪ.ti/General-American, proscribed
  1. The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Latin amīcus Latin inimīcus Vulgar Latin *inimicitas Old French enemistébor. Middle English enemyte English enmity From 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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