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wilful
English
Alternative forms
- willful (American)
- wilfull (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English wilful; equivalent to will +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?lf?l/, /?w?lf?l/
- Hyphenation: wil?ful
Adjective
wilful (comparative more wilful or wilfuller, superlative most wilful or wilfullest) (British spelling)
- Intentional; deliberate.
- Synonyms: volitional, voluntary
- Stubborn and determined.
- Synonyms: obstinate, self-willed, headstrong, spiteful
Derived terms
- unwilful (UK), unwillful (US)
- wilfully (UK), willfully (US)
- wilfulness (UK), willfulness (US)
- wilful blindness (UK), willful blindness (US)
- wilful ignorance (UK), willful ignorance (US)
Translations
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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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