English → Latin
“enmity” in Latin
inimīcitiaEnmity, hostility, ill will; aversion, dislike, hatredsimultāsdissension, enmity, rivalry, feud, jealousy, grudge; contest for a prize, strife, competitionodiumhatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust, detestation, odium, loathing, enmity or their manifestation; the conditiongerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, governexerceōto keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy, practise, employ, exercise (something in a form of action); to harass, wordēpōnōto lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit; to resign, get rid of, give up; to wager, stake, bet
The English word enmity itself goes back to Latin amīcus, through *inimīcitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enmity
inimicitiae: simultas: odium [SYN. in HATRED]. To be at enmity with anybody, inimicitias (simultates) cum aliquo habere, gerere, exercere: intercedunt mihi inimicitiae cum aliquo: esse in simultate cum aliquo: to lay aside one’s enmity, inimicitias ponere (deponere).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enmity?
- The usual Latin words for “enmity” are inimīcitia, simultās, odium; also gerō, exerceō, dēpōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.