Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Deep-seated, often mutual hatred.
  • noun A feeling or state of hatred or animosity.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality or state of being hostile; a feeling or condition of antagonism; ill will; variance; discord.
  • noun Synonyms Animosity, Ill will, Malice, etc. See animosity and odium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
  • noun A state of opposition; hostility.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
  • noun A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a state of deep-seated ill-will
  • noun the feeling of a hostile person

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English enemite, from Old French enemistie, from Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, from Latin inimīcus, enemy; see enemy.]

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From Old French enemistié, ennemistié, from Late Latin *inimīcitāt(em), from Latin inimīcus ("enemy"); cognates: French inimitié, Portuguese inimizade, Spanish enemistad.

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Examples

  • The reconciling of men to God by their laying aside their enmity is the consequence of God laying aside His just enmity against their sin, and follows at 2Co 5: 20. to us -- ministers (2Co 5: 19, 20).

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • They will throw the gays under the bus when they have no more need of them, this makes it quite clear that your enmity is levelled at individuals you condemn rather than their actions.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • Darcy and Elizabeth of course clash immediately, and a serious enmity is formed between them.

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Fresh Meat « A Working Title 2009

  • You should note, by the way, that where you say, My enmity is for the political Left, whom I believe are exploiting the gays for purposes of their own.

    Another Message for Mr Wright Hal Duncan 2009

  • They will throw the gays under the bus when they have no more need of them, this makes it quite clear that your enmity is levelled at individuals you condemn rather than their actions.

    Another Message for Mr Wright Hal Duncan 2009

  • You should note, by the way, that where you say, My enmity is for the political Left, whom I believe are exploiting the gays for purposes of their own.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • Province in which Laurier was born, and the provinces in the Far West which he had created; in the one, obvious indifference whatever the cause; in the other enmity from the Nationals whom Laurier had imported to make Liberal voters.

    The Masques of Ottawa Domino

  • Two years and a few months ago the young sons of old France and old England got together, and today in France and Flanders the blood of those two peoples that had mingled in a stream of enmity is now mingled in a stream of comradeship and brotherly love, and they are becoming a united people.

    United Canada's Answer to the Call 1916

  • We seem to get together in enmity wherever our two peoples meet, they have something to fight about, and it seems that a great number of us have something to fight about still, and the war still goes on.

    United Canada's Answer to the Call 1916

  • On all occasions the Idumeans were hostile to the Jews; and the terms in which that enmity is characterized are not stronger in

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

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  • deep hatred; resentment; like my 20 years of education and getting paid jack squat for it; take it up the ass education system!

    December 8, 2007

  • Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

    James 4:4b

    December 15, 2010