Definition of enmity Enmity
/ɛˈnmʌti/ - [enmutee] - en•mi•ty
We found 9 definitions of enmity from 6 different sources.
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What does enmity mean?
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| enmity - a state of deep-seated ill-will | ||
| hostility, antagonism | ||
| state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" | ||
| latent hostility, tension feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" | ||
| state of war, war a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" | ||
| cold war a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare | ||
| enmity - the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" | ||
| hostility, ill will | ||
| hate, hatred the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action | ||
| animosity, animus, bad blood a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | ||
| class feeling feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another | ||
| antagonism (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure | ||
| aggressiveness, aggression a natural disposition to be hostile | ||
| belligerence, belligerency hostile or warlike attitude or nature | ||
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Wiktionary 
- enmity (Noun)
The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. - enmity (Noun)
A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- enmity (n.)
The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. - enmity (n.)
A state of opposition; hostility.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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enmity
The feeling opposed to friendship.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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enmity
en′mi-ti, n. the quality of being an enemy: unfriendliness: ill-will: hostility. [O. Fr. enemistié—L. inimicus. See Enemy.]
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🔤- enmity, noun, singular of enmities.
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