enmity

«enmity» in Mova's school dictionary: A feeling of hate or strong dislike between people or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (enmity, enmities) — formal

meaning for a pupil

(formal) A feeling of hate or strong dislike between people or groups; being enemies. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in history, Bible and stories: enmity between nations, families or rivals; in Genesis, God puts enmity between the serpent and the woman. In ethics: forgiveness can end enmity; Jesus taught «love your enemies». Phrases: «enmity between», «long enmity», «bitter enmity».

examples

• There was bitter enmity between the two families. tree →
• The enmity between the kingdoms lasted for generations. tree →
• Their enmity ended when they shook hands. tree →
• God put enmity between the serpent and the woman. tree →
• Jealousy grew into enmity. tree →
• Forgiveness can turn enmity into friendship. tree →
• THE EAGLE and the Beetle were at enmity together, and they destroyed one another’s nests. tree →

note

Formal, mostly uncountable. Related to «enemy». Opposite: «friendship», «amity». In speech say «hatred», «being enemies».

In the corpora

• But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
• For the multitude of thine iniquity, the enmity is great.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «enmity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.