| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·i·mos·i·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n  -m s  -t |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. an·i·mos·i·ties
1. Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred. 2. A hostile feeling or act. See synonyms at enmity. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English animosite, from Old French, from Late Latin anim sit s, courage, from Latin animsus, bold, from animus, soul, spirit. See an- in Appendix I.
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