word for the day 08/15/05

enmity \EN-mih-tee\, noun: Hatred; ill will; hostile or unfriendly disposition.

I learned, of course,... that the flames of infatuation can quickly become ashes of enmity and contempt. --Kathleen Norris, [1]The Virgin of Bennington

Enmity derives from Old French enemistié, ultimately from Latin inimicus, "an enemy," from in-, "not" + amicus, "friend," from amare, "to love." Synonyms: animosity, antipathy, hostility, rancor