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en⋅mi⋅ty

  [en-mi-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME enemite < MF; OF enemiste < VL *inimīcitāt- (s. of *inimīcitās), equiv. to L inimīc(us) enemy + -itāt- -ity

Synonyms:
malice, acrimony, rancor.
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en·mi·ty   (ěn'mĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. en·mi·ties
Deep-seated, often mutual hatred.

[Middle English enemite, from Old French enemistie, from Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, from Latin inimīcus, enemy; see enemy.]
Synonyms: These nouns refer to the feeling or expression of deep-seated ill will. Enmity is hatred such as might be felt for an enemy: the wartime enmity of the two nations.
Hostility implies the clear expression of enmity: "If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find . . . enough to disarm all hostility" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
Antagonism is hostility that quickly results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness: "the early struggles of famous authors, the notorious antagonism of publishers and editors to any new writer of exceptional promise" (Edith Wharton).
Animosity often triggers bitter resentment or punitive action: overcame her animosity toward her parents.
Rancor suggests vengeful hatred and resentment: filled with rancor after losing his job.
Antipathy is deep-seated aversion or repugnance: an antipathy to social pretension.
Animus is distinctively personal, often based on one's prejudices or temperament: an inexplicable animus against intellectuals.
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Enmity

En"mi*ty\, n.; pl. Enmities. [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimiti['e], OF. enemisti['e]. See Enemy, and cf. Amity.]

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

No ground of enmity between us known. --Milton.

2. A state of opposition; hostility.

The friendship of the world is enmity with God. --James iv. 4.

Syn: Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See Animosity, Rancor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : enmity
Spanish: enemistad,
German: die Feindschaft,
Japanese: 敵意
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enmity 
c.1300, from O.Fr. enemistie, from V.L. *inimicitatem (nom. *inimicitas), from L. inimicitia "enmity, hostility," from inimicus "enemy" (see enemy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Enmity

deep-rooted hatred. "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed" (Gen. 3:15). The friendship of the world is "enmity with God" (James 4:4; 1 John 2:15, 16). The "carnal mind" is "enmity against God" (Rom. 8:7). By the abrogation of the Mosaic institutes the "enmity" between Jew and Gentile is removed. They are reconciled, are "made one" (Eph. 2:15, 16).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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