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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. an opposing military force;
- Example: "the enemy attacked at dawn"

2. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force);
- Example: "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
[syn: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition]

3. any hostile group of people;
- Example: "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"

4. a personal enemy;
- Example: "they had been political foes for years"
[syn: foe, enemy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enemy \En"e*my\, n.; pl. Enemies. [OF. enemi, F. ennemi, from L. inimicus; in- (negative) + amicus friend. See Amicable.] One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood. [1913 Webster] To all good he enemy was still. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] I say unto you, Love your enemies. --Matt. v. 44. [1913 Webster] The enemy (Mil.), the hostile force. In this sense it is construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours. [1913 Webster] It was difficult in such a country to track the enemy. It was impossible to drive him to bay. --Macaulay. Syn: Foe; antagonist; opponent. See Adversary. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enemy \En"e*my\, a. Hostile; inimical. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enemy n 1: an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn" 2: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" [syn: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition] 3: any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy" 4: a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" [syn: foe, enemy] [ant: ally, friend]