English Explanatory Dictionary

adversary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An opponent or rival.
name
  1. The Devil; Satan.

Pronunciation

/ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/ /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹi/ /ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/ /ədˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/ /ˈæd.vəɹˌsɛɹi/ en-us-adversary.ogg

Word forms

adversary adversaries the Adversary

Etymology

From Middle English adversarie, from Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret) and Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin adversārius, from adversus (“turned toward”). By surface analysis, adverse + -ary.

Synonyms

villain antagonist Satan

Antonyms

hero ally

Related words

adverse adversarially

Derived words

adversarial adversariness
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