Enemy and Hostile

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Enemy noun - One that is hostile toward another.

Usage example: a beloved minister with no known enemies

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Hostile and enemy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostile" instead the word "Enemy" as an adjective or a noun.

Hostile noun - One that is hostile toward another.

Usage example: reports of hostiles in the area kept the settlers on edge

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Enemy and hostile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Enemy" instead the word "Hostile" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: hostility

Their names even reflect this, meaning respectively "friendly one" and "hostile/enemy one." To highlight their differences, "Efnysien" also means "not Nysien."

Source: Sibling Yin-Yang
Meaningful Name: The names of Bendigeidfran's brothers, the loving Nysien and the wrathful Efnysien, mean respectively "friendly one" and "hostile/enemy one".

Source: Literature / Mabinogion
The kind and loving Nysien's name means "friendly one", while that of his brother Efnysien translates to "hostile/enemy one", appropriate for a man whose bad temper destroys two kingdoms.

Source: Meaningful Name / Literature

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