anti

See also: Anti, anti-, and antî-

English

Etymology

Conversion of the prefix anti- to an adjective.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ti/
• Rhymes: -ænti
• Homophone: auntie (in some accents)

Adjective

anti (comparative more anti, superlative most anti)

1. Opposed to something.
2. (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): syn

Translations

opposed

• Finnish: vastainen (fi), vastustava (fi)
• Indonesian: anti (id)
• Polish: anty

that has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

• Finnish: vastustava (fi)
• Portuguese: ante (pt)

Noun

anti (plural antis)

1. A person opposed to a concept or principle.

   Synonyms: opponent, opposer

   • 2002, Thomas Jablonsky, “Female Opposition: The Anti-Suffrage Campaign”, in Jean H. Baker, editor, Votes for Women: The Struggle for Suffrage Revisited (Viewpoints on American culture), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121:

     On one occasion, franchise supporters accused antis of dumping lemons, wet sponges, rolls of ticker tape, bags of water, and garbage pails on innocent suffrage supporters parading outside the anti-suffrage offices.

   • 2012, H. Paul Thompson, Jr., A Most Stirring and Significant Episode: Religion and the Rise and Fall of Prohibition in Black Atlanta, 1865–1887, page 222:

     Antis jumped on this announcement, calling it vote buying and indicative of the hypocrisy of prohibitionists who talked incessantly in the first election about the immorality of the antis' vote-buying efforts.

2. (fandom slang, often derogatory) A fan who objects to a particular creator, franchise, fandom, character, ship, etc., especially on moral or sociopolitical grounds.

   Synonym: fancop

   • 2018, Sarah Leiser, "Throne of Fans: Examining the Roles of Feminism, Platform, and Community in an Online Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of Denver, page 94:

     While I did not directly analyze how the antis define feminism, it appears that they believe Sarah J Maas as an author is a white feminist and therefore unable to write anything feminist.

   • 2019, Emily E. Roach, "Supernatural: Wincest and Dean Winchester's Bisexual Panic", in "From Canon to Politics: Queerbaiting and The CW's Supergirl", in Queerbaiting and Fandom: Teasing Fans Through Homoerotic Possibilities (ed. Joseph Brennan), page 89:

     Other fans or viewers are thus not coded as fans but instead positioned as either homophobic, angry "antis" (even if they ship Johnlock or other queer ships) or as the outsider "casuals" who aren't dedicated or smart or invested enough to properly interpret Sherlock.

   • 2021, Rebecca Williams, A Fan Studies Primer: Method, Research, Ethics‎^[1], page 72:

     The VLD fandom especially has cultivated a definition of antis as ones against a moral or societal ill (e.g., pedophilia, incest).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:anti.

Antonyms

• pro

Translations

one opposed

• Esperanto: kontraŭulo
• Finnish: vastustaja (fi)

Preposition

anti

1. (rare) Alternative form of anti-
   • 2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 21:

     I do not consider myself either a twitcher or an expert. Neither am I anti twitching.

See also

• anti-

Anagrams

• Atin, NAIT, TINA, Tain, Tani, Tian, Tina, ain't, aniṭ, nait, tain, tian, tina

Finnish

Etymology

antaa +‎ -i. Cognate with Estonian and.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnti/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑnti
• Syllabification^(key): an‧ti

Noun

anti

1. (finance) offering, issue (of shares, bonds etc).
2. the achieved outcome or result (of a meeting etc.)

Declension

Inflection of anti (Kotus type 5*J/risti, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		anti	annit
genitive		annin	antien
partitive		antia	anteja
illative		antiin	anteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		anti	annit
accusative	nom.	anti	annit
	gen.	annin
genitive		annin	antien
partitive		antia	anteja
inessive		annissa	anneissa
elative		annista	anneista
illative		antiin	anteihin
adessive		annilla	anneilla
ablative		annilta	anneilta
allative		annille	anneille
essive		antina	anteina
translative		anniksi	anneiksi
instructive		—	annein
abessive		annitta	anneitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of anti (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative antini antini accusative nom. antini antini gen. antini genitive antini antieni partitive antiani antejani inessive annissani anneissani elative annistani anneistani illative antiini anteihini adessive annillani anneillani ablative anniltani anneiltani allative annilleni anneilleni essive antinani anteinani translative annikseni anneikseni instructive — — abessive annittani anneittani comitative — anteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative antisi antisi accusative nom. antisi antisi gen. antisi genitive antisi antiesi partitive antiasi antejasi inessive annissasi anneissasi elative annistasi anneistasi illative antiisi anteihisi adessive annillasi anneillasi ablative anniltasi anneiltasi allative annillesi anneillesi essive antinasi anteinasi translative anniksesi anneiksesi instructive — — abessive annittasi anneittasi comitative — anteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative antimme antimme accusative nom. antimme antimme gen. antimme genitive antimme antiemme partitive antiamme antejamme inessive annissamme anneissamme elative annistamme anneistamme illative antiimme anteihimme adessive annillamme anneillamme ablative anniltamme anneiltamme allative annillemme anneillemme essive antinamme anteinamme translative anniksemme anneiksemme instructive — — abessive annittamme anneittamme comitative — anteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative antinne antinne accusative nom. antinne antinne gen. antinne genitive antinne antienne partitive antianne antejanne inessive annissanne anneissanne elative annistanne anneistanne illative antiinne anteihinne adessive annillanne anneillanne ablative anniltanne anneiltanne allative annillenne anneillenne essive antinanne anteinanne translative anniksenne anneiksenne instructive — — abessive annittanne anneittanne comitative — anteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative antinsa antinsa accusative nom. antinsa antinsa gen. antinsa genitive antinsa antiensa partitive antiaan antiansa antejaan antejansa inessive annissaan annissansa anneissaan anneissansa elative annistaan annistansa anneistaan anneistansa illative antiinsa anteihinsa adessive annillaan annillansa anneillaan anneillansa ablative anniltaan anniltansa anneiltaan anneiltansa allative annilleen annillensa anneilleen anneillensa essive antinaan antinansa anteinaan anteinansa translative annikseen anniksensa anneikseen anneiksensa instructive — — abessive annittaan annittansa anneittaan anneittansa comitative — anteineen anteinensa

Related terms

• osakeanti

Anagrams

• nait, tain, tina

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

anti (A·chik)

1. week
2. market

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [antiəʔ]
• Hyphenation: an‧ti
• Rhymes: -ti

Verb

anti

1. to wait

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ti/
• Rhymes: -anti
• Hyphenation: àn‧ti

Adverb

anti (obsolete)

1. Alternative form of ante (all senses)
   • 13th century, Guido Guinizelli, Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore (Gianfranco Contini, Poeti del Duecento, Riccardo Ricciardi (1960), vol. 2, p.461):

     [...] né fe’ amor anti che gentil core ¶ né gentil core anti ch’amor, natura: [...]

     [...] neither before the gentle heart was Love ¶ nor Love ere gentle heart by Nature made: [...]

   • 1282, Restoro d'Arezzo, La composizione del mondo colle sue cascioni, Accademia della Crusca, published 1976, page 174:

     [...] sapemo bene che l'acqua non se stregne e ghiacia e·lloco caldo, anti se ghiacia e·lloco là o' non pò lo sole, molto fredissimo [...]

     [...] we know well that water does not contract and freeze in a hot place, rather it freezes in a very cold place, where the Sun cannot [reach] [...]

Anagrams

• Tina, nati, tina

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ande, ende, endi, enti, inti, indi, int, inte, unta, unte, unti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anti/

Conjunction

anti

1. and

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Portuguese

Adjective

anti (invariable)

1. (chemistry) anti (that has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°)

Quechua

Adjective

anti

1. eastern

Noun

anti

1. east

Declension

declension of anti

	singular	plural
nominative	anti	antikuna
accusative	antita	antikunata
dative	antiman	antikunaman
genitive	antip	antikunap
locative	antipi	antikunapi
terminative	antikama	antikunakama
ablative	antimanta	antikunamanta
instrumental	antiwan	antikunawan
comitative	antintin	antikunantin
abessive	antinnaq	antikunannaq
comparative	antihina	antikunahina
causative	antirayku	antikunarayku
benefactive	antipaq	antikunapaq
associative	antipura	antikunapura
distributive	antinka	antikunanka
exclusive	antilla	antikunalla

possessive forms of anti

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	antiy	antiykuna
accusative	antiyta	antiykunata
dative	antiyman	antiykunaman
genitive	antiypa	antiykunap
locative	antiypi	antiykunapi
terminative	antiykama	antiykunakama
ablative	antiymanta	antiykunamanta
instrumental	antiywan	antiykunawan
comitative	antiynintin	antiykunantin
abessive	antiyninnaq	antiykunannaq
comparative	antiyhina	antiykunahina
causative	antiyrayku	antiykunarayku
benefactive	antiypaq	antiykunapaq
associative	antiypura	antiykunapura
distributive	antiyninka	antiykunanka
exclusive	antiylla	antiykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	antiyki	antiykikuna
accusative	antiykita	antiykikunata
dative	antiykiman	antiykikunaman
genitive	antiykipa	antiykikunap
locative	antiykipi	antiykikunapi
terminative	antiykikama	antiykikunakama
ablative	antiykimanta	antiykikunamanta
instrumental	antiykiwan	antiykikunawan
comitative	antiykintin	antiykikunantin
abessive	antiykinnaq	antiykikunannaq
comparative	antiykihina	antiykikunahina
causative	antiykirayku	antiykikunarayku
benefactive	antiykipaq	antiykikunapaq
associative	antiykipura	antiykikunapura
distributive	antiykinka	antiykikunanka
exclusive	antiykilla	antiykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	antin	antinkuna
accusative	antinta	antinkunata
dative	antinman	antinkunaman
genitive	antinpa	antinkunap
locative	antinpi	antinkunapi
terminative	antinkama	antinkunakama
ablative	antinmanta	antinkunamanta
instrumental	antinwan	antinkunawan
comitative	antinintin	antinkunantin
abessive	antinninnaq	antinkunannaq
comparative	antinhina	antinkunahina
causative	antinrayku	antinkunarayku
benefactive	antinpaq	antinkunapaq
associative	antinpura	antinkunapura
distributive	antininka	antinkunanka
exclusive	antinlla	antinkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	antinchik	antinchikkuna
accusative	antinchikta	antinchikkunata
dative	antinchikman	antinchikkunaman
genitive	antinchikpa	antinchikkunap
locative	antinchikpi	antinchikkunapi
terminative	antinchikkama	antinchikkunakama
ablative	antinchikmanta	antinchikkunamanta
instrumental	antinchikwan	antinchikkunawan
comitative	antinchiknintin	antinchikkunantin
abessive	antinchikninnaq	antinchikkunannaq
comparative	antinchikhina	antinchikkunahina
causative	antinchikrayku	antinchikkunarayku
benefactive	antinchikpaq	antinchikkunapaq
associative	antinchikpura	antinchikkunapura
distributive	antinchikninka	antinchikkunanka
exclusive	antinchiklla	antinchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	antiyku	antiykukuna
accusative	antiykuta	antiykukunata
dative	antiykuman	antiykukunaman
genitive	antiykupa	antiykukunap
locative	antiykupi	antiykukunapi
terminative	antiykukama	antiykukunakama
ablative	antiykumanta	antiykukunamanta
instrumental	antiykuwan	antiykukunawan
comitative	antiykuntin	antiykukunantin
abessive	antiykunnaq	antiykukunannaq
comparative	antiykuhina	antiykukunahina
causative	antiykurayku	antiykukunarayku
benefactive	antiykupaq	antiykukunapaq
associative	antiykupura	antiykukunapura
distributive	antiykunka	antiykukunanka
exclusive	antiykulla	antiykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	antiykichik	antiykichikkuna
accusative	antiykichikta	antiykichikkunata
dative	antiykichikman	antiykichikkunaman
genitive	antiykichikpa	antiykichikkunap
locative	antiykichikpi	antiykichikkunapi
terminative	antiykichikkama	antiykichikkunakama
ablative	antiykichikmanta	antiykichikkunamanta
instrumental	antiykichikwan	antiykichikkunawan
comitative	antiykichiknintin	antiykichikkunantin
abessive	antiykichikninnaq	antiykichikkunannaq
comparative	antiykichikhina	antiykichikkunahina
causative	antiykichikrayku	antiykichikkunarayku
benefactive	antiykichikpaq	antiykichikkunapaq
associative	antiykichikpura	antiykichikkunapura
distributive	antiykichikninka	antiykichikkunanka
exclusive	antiykichiklla	antiykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	antinku	antinkukuna
accusative	antinkuta	antinkukunata
dative	antinkuman	antinkukunaman
genitive	antinkupa	antinkukunap
locative	antinkupi	antinkukunapi
terminative	antinkukama	antinkukunakama
ablative	antinkumanta	antinkukunamanta
instrumental	antinkuwan	antinkukunawan
comitative	antinkuntin	antinkukunantin
abessive	antinkunnaq	antinkukunannaq
comparative	antinkuhina	antinkukunahina
causative	antinkurayku	antinkukunarayku
benefactive	antinkupaq	antinkukunapaq
associative	antinkupura	antinkukunapura
distributive	antinkunka	antinkukunanka
exclusive	antinkulla	antinkukunalla

Synonyms

• intichay

See also

• (compass points)

	chincha
kunti		anti
	urin qulla

Spanish

Etymology

From anti-.

Adjective

anti (invariable)

1. anti-, opposing

Further reading

• “anti”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English auntie.

Noun

anti

1. aunt (polite term for any woman a generation older than oneself)

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English aunty, auntie.

Noun

anti

1. paternal aunt; one's father's sister

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English auntie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ŋ̀.tí/

Noun

àǹtí

1. auntie, a term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.