ami-, amic-
(Latin: friend)
The words in this "friend" unit are directly related to the "love" or the amo- unit.
amiability
amiable
1. Friendly and agreeable in feeling and disposition; showing good will; good-natured and likeable.
2. Cordial; sociable; congenial; such as, "an amiable gathering".
amiably
Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likeable.
amicability
amicable
1. Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or good will; friendly.
2. Relating to behavior between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation; such as, "His manner was perfectly amicable but I still felt uncomfortable."
3. Relating to an agreement or decision that is achieved without arguments or unpleasantness; as in,
"Few people have amicable divorces but eventually this couple separated amicably.
amicably
amicicide
The act of murdering ones friend.
Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
From Quintus Ennius (239 - 169 B.C.). He served in the Roman army as a centurion during the Second Punic War. Cato brought him to Rome, and he became a Roman citizen in 184. B.C.
He wrote tragedies and comedies adapted from the Greek, satires, epigrams, a didactic poem on nature, a poem on mythology, a poem on Scipio's victory over Hannibal, and the Annals, a history of Rome in eighteen books.
amicus curiae
A friend of the court.
A person appointed by a judge to assist by giving advice in the handling of a legal case.
Amicus optima vitae possessio.
A friend is the greatest treasure of life.
Motto of German Emperor Albrecht of Habsburg (1438-1439).
amity, amities
Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.
archenemy
A chief enemy; someones main or worst enemy.
enemy
1. Someone who hates or seeks to harm someone or something.
2. A person or group; especially, a military force, that fights against another hostile power in combat or battle.
3. A hostile nation or power.
4. Anyone who feels hatred toward, intends injury to, or opposes the interests of someone else; a foe.
5. Etymology: from Old French enemi, from Latin inimicus, from in-, "not" + amicus, "friend".
enmity
inimical