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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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No ground of enmity between us known. --Milton.
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2. A state of opposition; hostility.
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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}.
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