En"mi*ty (?), n.; pl.
Enmities (#). [OE. enemyte, fr.
enemy: cf. F. inimitié, OF.
enemistié. See Enemy, and cf. Amity.]
1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or
unfriendly disposition.
No ground of enmity between us
known.
Milton.
2. A state of opposition;
hostility.
The friendship of the world is enmity with
God.
James iv. 4.
Syn. -- Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy;
repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See
Animosity, Rancor.