enmities

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

No ground of enmity between us known.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.A state of opposition; hostility. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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