enmity

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

• animosity
• animus
• antagonism
• antipathy
• enemyhood
• enemyness
• enemyship
• foeship
• hostility
• rancor

Opposite words

• amity

Origin

• From Middle English enemyte, from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, from Latin inimīcus; cognates: French inimitié, Portuguese inimizade, Spanish enemistad.