Syn: war, state of war, hot war.
[WordNet 1.5]
We have showed ourselves generous adversaries . .
. and have carried on even our hostilities with
humanity. --Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
2. acts of overt warfare.
Syn: belligerency. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hostilities — index conflict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hostilities — n. war 1) to open hostilities 2) to suspend hostilities 3) hostilities break out 4) an outbreak of hostilities 5) hostilities between * * * [ war ] to open hostilities an outbreak of hostilities to suspend hostilities hostilities between… … Combinatory dictionary
Hostilities — Hostility Hos*til i*ty, n.; pl. {Hostilities}. [L. hostilitas: cf. F. hostilit[ e].] 1. State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. [1913 Webster] Hostility being thus suspended with France. Hayward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hostilities — [[t]hɒstɪ̱lɪtiz[/t]] N PLURAL You can refer to fighting between two countries or groups who are at war as hostilities. [FORMAL] The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel in case hostilities break out … English dictionary
hostilities — noun fighting; acts of overt warfare the outbreak of hostilities • Syn: ↑belligerency • Derivationally related forms: ↑belligerent (for: ↑belligerency), ↑hostile … Useful english dictionary
hostilities — Synonyms and related words: all out war, appeal to arms, armed combat, armed conflict, attack, battle, belligerence, belligerency, bloodshed, combat, fighting, hot war, la guerre, might of arms, military operations, open hostilities, open war,… … Moby Thesaurus
hostilities — hostile ► ADJECTIVE 1) antagonistic; opposed. 2) of or belonging to a military enemy. 3) (of a takeover bid) opposed by the company to be bought. DERIVATIVES hostilely adverb hostility noun (pl. hostilities) . ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
hostilities — noun acts of war … Wiktionary
hostilities — n. acts of hostility, fighting, warfare hos·til·i·ty || hÉ‘ stɪlÉ™tɪ /hÉ’ s n. enmity, animosity, antagonism, hatred; hostile act; resistance … English contemporary dictionary
hostilities — acts of warfare: → hostility … English new terms dictionary
