Reference.com

456 results for: enemy

Dictionary Entries (8 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
en·e·my    Audio Help   [en-uh-mee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -mies, adjective
–noun
1.a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
2.an armed foe; an opposing military force: The army attacked the enemy at dawn.
3.a hostile nation or state.
4.a citizen of such a state.
5.enemies, persons, nations, etc., that are hostile to one another: Let's make up and stop being enemies.
6.something harmful or prejudical: His unbridled ambition is his worst enemy.
7.the Enemy, the Devil; Satan.
–adjective
8.belonging to a hostile power or to any of its nationals: enemy property.
9.Obsolete. inimical; ill-disposed.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME enemi < AF, OF < L inimicus unfriendly, equiv. to in- in-3 + amicus friendly, friend; see amicable]

—Usage note See collective noun.
—Synonyms 1. antagonist. Enemy, foe refer to a dangerous public or personal adversary. Enemy emphasizes the idea of hostility: to overcome the enemy; a bitter enemy. Foe, a more literary word, may be used interchangeably with enemy, but emphasizes somewhat more the danger to be feared from such a one: deadly foe; arch foe of humankind (the Devil).
—Antonyms 1. friend. 2. ally.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  enemy
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  inimical
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  enemy
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  One who is hostile to or opposes the purposes or interests of another.
Synonyms:  archenemy, foe, nemesis
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  enemy
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  adversary, antagonist, combatant, competitor, foe, hostile, nemesis, opponent, rival, roe, detractor, fifth column
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.

Encyclopedia Articles (443 more entries. View all »)
Columbia Electronic EncyclopediaCite This Source


enemy alien: see alien. 
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2004, Columbia University Press.
Licensed from Columbia University Press




View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web








Perform a new search, or try your search for "enemy" at: