animosity
English
editEtymology
editFrom French animosité, from Latin animositas (“courage, spirit, vehemence”), from animosus, from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animose, animate.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ti/, [æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ɾi], [ɛən.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ɾi]
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /æn.əˈmɑ.sə.ti/, [æn.əˈmɑ.sə.ɾi], [ɛən.əˈmɑ.sə.ɾi]
- Rhymes: -ɒsɪti
Noun
editanimosity (countable and uncountable, plural animosities)
- Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Synonyms
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editTranslations
editviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
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References
edit- “animosity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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