Dictionary entry

Enmity

Webster's Dictionary 1913

En″mi‐ty (?), n.; pl.Enmities (#). [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimitié, OF. enemistié. 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.