hostile

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɒstaɪl/

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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) Chinese: Mandarin: 敵對 (zh), 敌对 (zh) (díduì), 懷有敵意的 (zh), 怀有敌意的 (zh) (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) m. and f., hostile (la) n. 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, nàimhdeil, eucairdeach Spanish: hostil (es) Swedish: fientlig (sv)

Noun

hostile (plural hostiles)

1. (chiefly plural) An enemy, especially an American Indian in arms against the whites.

Translations

an enemy

Albanian: armiqësor (sq) Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 敌人

Anagrams

• eoliths
• holiest

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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