hostile

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒstaɪl/, /ˈhɒstəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑstəl/, /ˈhɑstaɪl/ Homophone: hostel (one pronunciation) Rhymes: -ɒstəl === Adjective === hostile (comparative more hostile, superlative most hostile) Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. Synonyms: inimical, unfriendly a hostile force Aggressive; antagonistic. Unwilling. (not comparable) Being or relating to a hostile takeover. ==== Synonyms ==== antagonistic hateful See also Thesaurus:hostile ==== Antonyms ==== friendly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hostility hostilely host See also Thesaurus:combative ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hostile (plural hostiles) (chiefly in the plural) An enemy. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Elohist, sholtie, holiest, eoliths, Sithole == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French hostile, hostif (this form with a change of suffix), borrowed from Latin hostilis. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔs.til/ === Adjective === hostile (plural hostiles) hostile unfriendly ==== Synonyms ==== ennemi ==== Related terms ==== hostilité ost === Further reading === “hostile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Adjective === hostīle nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of hostīlis === References === "hostile", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)