hostile

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɒstaɪl/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɒstəl

Etymology

16th Century: from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”).

Adjective

hostile (comparative more hostile, superlative most hostile)

1. Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly

   a hostile force

   hostile intentions

   a hostile country

   hostile to a sudden change

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:combative

Translations

belonging or appropriate to an enemy

• Albanian: armiqësor (sq)
• Catalan: hostil (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 敵對 (cmn), 敌对 (cmn) (díduì), 懷有敵意的 (cmn), 怀有敌意的 (cmn) (huáiyǒu díyì de)

• Czech: nepřátelský (cs) m
• Dutch: vijandig (nl)
• Esperanto: malamika (eo)
• Finnish: vihamielinen (fi)
• French: hostile (fr)
• German: feindlich (de)

• Japanese: 敵対的 (ja) (てきたいてき, tekitaiteki)
• Korean: 적대적인 (ko) (jeokdaejeogin)
• Latin: hostilis (la)
• Maori: taraweti (mi)
• Polish: wrogi (pl) m
• Portuguese: hostil (pt)
• Romanian: ostil (ro) m and n
• Russian: враждебный (ru) (vraždébnyj), вражеский (ru) (vrážeskij) (belonging to an enemy)
• Scottish Gaelic: nàimhdeach (gd), nàimhdeil (gd), eucairdeach (gd)
• Spanish: hostil (es)
• Swedish: fientlig (sv)

Noun

hostile (plural hostiles)

1. (chiefly in the plural) An enemy.

Translations

an enemy

• Albanian: armiqësor (sq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: simpl. 敌人

Anagrams

• eoliths
• holiest

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French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hostile m (feminine hostilee, masculine plural hostiles, feminine plural hostilees)

1. hostile
2. unfriendly

Synonyms

• enemi

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Latin

Adjective

hostīle

1. nominative neuter singular of hostīlis
2. accusative neuter singular of hostīlis
3. vocative neuter singular of hostīlis