/ho stil"i tee/ , n. , pl. hostilities .
1. a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
2. a hostile act.
3. opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.
4. hostilities ,
a. acts of warfare.
b. war.
[ 1375-1425; late ME hostilite hostilitas. See HOSTILE, -ITY ]
Syn. 1. animosity, animus, ill will, hatred. 4. fighting, conflict.
Ant. 1. friendliness. 4. peace.