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hostile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin host?lis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English f?ondl??.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?sta?l/, /?h?st?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h?st?l/, /?h?sta?l/
- Homophone: hostel (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -?st?l
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
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change
- Aggressive, antagonistic.
- Unwilling
- Of a hostile takeover.
- Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
Synonyms
- antagonistic
- hateful
- See also Thesaurus:hostile
Antonyms
- friendly
Related terms
- hostility
- hostilely
- host
- See also Thesaurus:combative
Translations
Noun
hostile (plural hostiles)
- (chiefly in the plural) An enemy.
Translations
Anagrams
- Elohist, eoliths, holiest, sholtie
French
Etymology
From Middle French hostile, hostif (this form with a change of suffix), borrowed from Latin hostilis.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /?s.til/
Adjective
hostile (plural hostiles)
- hostile
- unfriendly
Synonyms
- ennemi
Related terms
- hostilité
- ost
Further reading
- “hostile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Adjective
host?le
- nominative neuter singular of host?lis
- accusative neuter singular of host?lis
- vocative neuter singular of host?lis
References
- hostile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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uncaring
English
Etymology
un- +? caring
Adjective
uncaring (comparative more uncaring, superlative most uncaring)
- Characterized by a lack of care; not caring.
- His uncaring attitude did not win him many friends.
Translations
Noun
uncaring (uncountable)
- Lack or absence of caring
Anagrams
- unarcing
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