All 6 Uses of
enmity
in
The Mill on the Floss
- But if you'd like to call it in, don't do it in a hurry now, and breed more enmity in the family, but wait till there's a pretty mortgage to be had without any trouble.†
Chpt 1.12 *
- Besides," Philip went on, with all the inventive astuteness of love at one-and-twenty, "if there is any enmity between those who belong to us, we ought all the more to try and quench it by our friendship; I mean, that by our influence on both sides we might bring about a healing of the wounds that have been made in the past, if I could know everything about them.†
Chpt 5.1
- And I don't believe there is any enmity in my own father's mind; I think he has proved the contrary."†
Chpt 5.1
- My father might see the letter—and—he has not any enmity, I believe, but he views things differently from me; he thinks a great deal about wealth and position.†
Chpt 5.1
- And I think enmity and hatred are wicked.†
Chpt 5.5
- I mean your extending the enmity to a helpless girl, who has too much sense and goodness to share their narrow prejudices.†
Chpt 6.8
Definition:
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(enmity) hatred toward someone or between people -- typically long-lastingeditor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
"Enmity" is used in place of synonyms like "hatred" to indicate a feeling that runs deeper and is typically longer in the making.