enemy
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
Noun 4 meanings
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
“under enemy duress”
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
“Rally together against a common enemy.”
Something harmful or threatening to another
Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
“The building was destroyed by enemy bombing.”
Verb 1 meaning
To make an enemy of.
Etymology
From Middle English enemy, enemye, enmy, borrowed from Old French enemi, anemi (Modern French ennemi), from Latin inimīcus, from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”). Displaced Middle English fend (“enemy”), from Old English fēond (“enemy”), which survived into Modern English as fiend, but with a different meaning.
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ENEMY at a glance
ENEMY has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + M 3 + Y 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,987 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with enemy
All rhymes- ACADEMY15
- BLASPHEMY21
- ALCHEMY17
- ARCHENEMY19
- FRENEMY15
- DEMY10
- POLYSEMY18
- CALYCANTHEMY27
- MONOSEMY15
- PREMY12
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