Enemy \En"e*my\, n.; pl. Enemies. [OF. enemi, F. ennemi, from
   L. inimicus; in- (negative) + amicus friend. See Amicable.]
   One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or
   attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an
   enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood.
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         To all good he enemy was still.          --Spenser.
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         I say unto you, Love your enemies.       --Matt. v. 44.
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   The enemy (Mil.), the hostile force. In this sense it is
      construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular
      or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we
      have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours.
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            It was difficult in such a country to track the
            enemy. It was impossible to drive him to bay.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   Syn: Foe; antagonist; opponent. See Adversary.
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