What does enemy mean?
Definitions for enemy
ˈɛn ə mien·e·my
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word enemy.
Princeton's WordNet
enemynoun
an opposing military force
"the enemy attacked at dawn"
enemy, foe, foeman, oppositionnoun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
enemynoun
any hostile group of people
"he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
foe, enemynoun
a personal enemy
"they had been political foes for years"
Wiktionary
enemynoun
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
enemynoun
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
rally together against a common enemy.
enemynoun
An alliance of such forces.
enemyadjective
of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy
Etymology: From enemi, anemi (Modern French: ennemi), from inimicus, from in- + amicus
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Enemynoun
Etymology: ennemi, French; inimicus, Latin.
All these statutes speak of English rebels and Irish enemies, as if the Irish had never been in condition of subjects, but always out of the protection of the law. John Davies, on Ireland.
The enemy thinks of raising threescore thousand men for the next Summer. Joseph Addison, on the State of the War.
Kent, in disguise,
Follow’d his enemy king, and did him service
Improper for a slave. William Shakespeare, King Lear.He that designedly uses ambiguities, ought to be looked on as an enemy to truth and knowledge. John Locke.
Bold is the critick, who dares prove
These heroes were no friends to love;
And bolder he who dares aver,
That they were enemies to war. Matthew Prior.Defend us from the danger of the enemy. Common Prayer.
Wikipedia
Enemy
An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of designating a particular entity as a threat, thereby invoking an intense emotional response to that entity. The state of being or having an enemy is enmity, foehood or foeship.
ChatGPT
enemy
An enemy is an individual, group, or nation that opposes, threatens, or intends harm or hostility towards another individual, group, or nation. Enemies are typically perceived as adversaries who are in opposition or conflict with each other. The term "enemy" can be used in various contexts, including personal relationships, warfare, politics, and competitive situations.
Webster Dictionary
Enemynoun
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
Enemyadjective
hostile; inimical
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Enemy
en′e-mi, n. one who hates or dislikes: a foe: a hostile army.—adj. (obs.) hostile.—How goes the enemy? (slang) what o'clock is it?—The Enemy, The old Enemy, the Devil; The last enemy, death. [O. Fr. enemi (mod. Fr. ennemi)—L. inimicus—in, neg., amicus, a friend.]
Enemy
a prov. form of anemone.
The Roycroft Dictionary
enemy
1. A counter-irritant of which you must get a few, or it's you for fatty degeneration of the cerebrum. 2. The friend who stings you into action. 3. Any one who tells the truth about you.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
enemy
The power or people against whom war is waged.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
enemy
In military language, the opposing force; as, “We have met the enemy, and they are ours.”
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'enemy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2903
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'enemy' in Nouns Frequency: #940
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Anagrams for enemy »
Yemen
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of enemy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of enemy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of enemy in a Sentence
Loneliness is the biggest enemy of a human. Cause it is more than the enemy. When a person becomes lonely from inside, no one can save the person from sinking under the deep sea of end.
I think I've finally, after 72 years, gotten used to my voice, and it sounds like a friend now instead of an enemy.
Remington took a weapon that was made to the specs of the U.S. military for the purpose of killing enemy soldiers in combat -- and that weapon in the military is cared for with tremendous amount of diligence, in terms of training, storage, who gets the weapon, and who can use it, they took that same weapon and started peddling it to the civilian market for the purposes of making a lot of money.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov:
We are striking the enemy’s columns, we burn many columns of the enemy.
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- العدوArabic
- nepřítelCzech
- fjendeDanish
- FeindGerman
- εχθρόςGreek
- malamikoEsperanto
- enemigoSpanish
- دشمنPersian
- vihollinenFinnish
- ennemiFrench
- namhaidIrish
- ellenségHungarian
- musuhIndonesian
- nemicoItalian
- אוֹיֵבHebrew
- 敵Japanese
- 적Korean
- inimicusLatin
- vijandDutch
- fiendeNorwegian
- wrógPolish
- inimigoPortuguese
- dusmanRomanian
- врагRussian
- fiendensSwedish
- எதிரிTamil
- ศัตรูThai
- düşmanTurkish
- ворогаUkrainian
- دشمنUrdu
- kẻ thùVietnamese
- שונאYiddish
- 敌人Chinese
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