animosity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌænɪˈmɑsɪti/ UK /ˌanɪˈmɒsɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
strong hostility or ill will

Years of rivalry had bred deep animosity between the two families.

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Synonyms

1 noun · strong hostility or ill will hostility enmity antagonism antipathyrancorill willmalice hatred

Opposites

friendship goodwill amity affection cordiality

Word family

Related forms animus animate

Etymology

From Late Latin animositas ('boldness, vehemence'), from Latin animosus ('bold, spirited'), from animus ('spirit, mind, courage, anger'), related to anima ('breath, life').

animositas Latin animus Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# animosity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌænɪˈmɑsɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌanɪˈmɒsɪti/

## Meanings
1. strong hostility or ill will

## Examples
- Years of rivalry had bred deep animosity between the two families.

## Synonyms
- hostility
- enmity
- antagonism
- antipathy
- rancor
- ill will
- malice
- hatred

## Antonyms
- friendship
- goodwill
- amity
- affection
- cordiality

## Related Forms
- animus
- animate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: animositas
- Root: animus

## Etymology
From Late Latin animositas ('boldness, vehemence'), from Latin animosus ('bold, spirited'), from animus ('spirit, mind, courage, anger'), related to anima ('breath, life').

## AI Etymology
animosity comes from Late Latin animositas ('boldness, vehemence'), from Latin animosus ('bold, spirited'), from animus ('spirit, mind, courage, anger'), related to anima ('breath, life'). The path is chiefly one of transmission: an older form is taken into English, with the word's shape and meaning carried through the language names and forms preserved in the history. In modern use, the noun sense is "strong hostility or ill will", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as animus, animate, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin animositas, Latin animus, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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