animosity
/æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ti/noun
animosity is spelled A-N-I-M-O-S-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, animosity means “Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of animosity is animosities.
How many letters and syllables are in animosity?
| Letters | 9: A-N-I-M-O-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is animosity?
Animosity appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce animosity?
- UK /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/
- US /æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ti/
- US [æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ɾi]
Animosity has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-animosity.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-animosity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with animosity?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as animosity from its last stressed vowel (/ɑsɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of animosity
- animosities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does animosity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
There was open animosity between the two rival teams.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Animosity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | animosité |
| German | Hass, Abneigung, Animosität |
| Portuguese | animosidade |
| Spanish | animosidad, animadversión, ojeriza, cizaña, desavenencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does animosity come from?
From French animosité, from Latin animositas (“courage, spirit, vehemence”), from animosus, from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animose, animate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).