English Explanatory Dictionary

anti-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Against, opposed to.
  2. Counteracting, neutralizing.
  3. The opposite of what is typically expected.
  4. Physically opposite, reverse in position or direction.
  5. A rival or counterpart to.
  6. Composed of antimatter.
  7. Reacting with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.
prefix
  1. Obsolete form of ante-.

Pronunciation

/ˈænˌti/ /ˈæn.tɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-anti-.wav /ˈæn.ti/ [ˈɛə̯n.ti] /ˈænˌtaɪ/ [ˈɛə̯nˌtaɪ̯] /ˈæn.tə/ [ˈɛə̯n.tə] En-us-anti-.wav

Word forms

anti-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- From Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”). Cognate with Old English and- (“against, in return, back, un-”), German ent- (“off, away, un-”). Doublet of ante- and un-.

Synonyms

a- an- anti- in- non- un- counter-

Antonyms

pro-

Related words

contra- counter- dis- ob- wither- wan- anti
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