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Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.
Jean Anouilh

Meaning of "archenemy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARCHENEMY

archenemy  [ˈɑːtʃˈɛnɪmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARCHENEMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Archenemy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARCHENEMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Archenemy

An archenemy, archfoe, archvillain, or nemesis is the principal enemy of someone or something. In fiction, it is a character who is the hero/protagonist's worst enemy.

Definition of archenemy in the English dictionary

The definition of archenemy in the dictionary is a chief enemy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARCHENEMY


antonymy
ænˈtɒnɪmɪ
caconymy
kəˈkɒnɪmɪ
eponymy
ɪˈpɒnɪmɪ
homonymy
hɒˈmɒnɪmɪ
hypernymy
ˈhaɪpəˌnɪmɪ
hyponymy
haɪˈpɒnɪmɪ
meronymy
mɛrˈɒnɪmɪ
metonymy
mɪˈtɒnɪmɪ
paronymy
pəˈrɒnɪmɪ
polyonymy
ˌpɒlɪˈɒnɪmɪ
synonymy
sɪˈnɒnɪmɪ
tautonymy
tɔːˈtɒnɪmɪ
teknonymy
tɛkˈnɒnɪmɪ
toponymy
təˈpɒnɪmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARCHENEMY

arched
archegonia
archegonial
archegoniate
archegonium
archenemies
archenteric
archenteron
archeoastronomer
archeoastronomy
archeobotanist
archeobotany
archeological
archeologically
archeologist
archeology
archeomagnetism
archeometry
Archeozoic
archeozoologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARCHENEMY

academy
alchemy
blasphemy
calycanthemy
city academy
demy
enemy
French Academy
frenemy
military academy
monosemy
police academy
polysemy
Ptolemy
public enemy
Royal Academy
service academy
the Academy
the archenemy

Synonyms and antonyms of archenemy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «archenemy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARCHENEMY

Find out the translation of archenemy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of archenemy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «archenemy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大敌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

archienemigo
570 millions of speakers

English

archenemy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العدو اللدود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заклятый враг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arquiinimigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান শত্রু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ennemi juré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Archenemy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erzfeind
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大敵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Archenemy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẻ thù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரதான எதிரியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पक्का वैरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kemer düşmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grande avversario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wróg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заклятий ворог
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dușman
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

archenemy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aartsvyand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

archenemy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

erkefiende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of archenemy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARCHENEMY»

The term «archenemy» is regularly used and occupies the 92.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARCHENEMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «archenemy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «archenemy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about archenemy

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QUOTES WITH «ARCHENEMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word archenemy.
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Jean Anouilh
Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARCHENEMY»

Discover the use of archenemy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to archenemy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ArchEnemy
Virtuous Queen Alyss, who has lost the power of imagination, and her murderous aunt Redd battle for control of Wonderland.
Frank Beddor, 2010
2
Archenemy
As a defender for the Fraser High girls soccer team, Addie used to be ready for anything.
Patrick Hueller, 2013
3
Arch Enemy
Virtuous Queen Alyss, who has lost the power of imagination, and her murderous aunt Redd battle for control of Wonderland.
Frank Beddor, 2010
4
AA Serial Killer: ARCHENEMY of FRIENDS of BILL W.
AA Serial Killer is an offbeat satire, a sick fantasy told in Eugene Siegel’s unique style of art in written form.
Eugene Siegel, Eugene Siegel, 2014
5
Archenemy
When defender Addie turns down her teammate and close friend Eva's offer to be more than friends, she is at a loss for what to do when her former friend starts sending her mean notes and sabotaging her play on the field.
Paul Hoblin, 2013
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Chuck Klosterman on Living and Society: A Collection of ...
Unlike Gloria Loring, you don't need a friend and you don't need a lover. What you need is (a) one quality nemesis and (b) one archenemy. These are the two most important mechanisms in any human's life. We measure ourselves against our ...
Chuck Klosterman, 2010
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Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and ...
Unlike Gloria Loring, you don't need a friend and you don't need a lover. What you need is (a) one quality nemesis and (b) one archenemy. These are the two most important mechanisms in any human's life. We measure ourselves against our ...
Chuck Klosterman, 2006
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Nemesis: An Essay from Chuck Klosterman IV
nemesis-archenemy dichotomy. Every woman I've ever known has at least one close friend whose only purpose in life is to criticize their actions, compete for men's attention, and drive them insane; very often, this is a woman's best friend.
Chuck Klosterman, 2010
9
Joker (Comics): Comic Book, Supervillain, DC Comics, ...
The Joker has been portrayed by Cesar Romero in the Batman television series, Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's Batman, and Heath Ledger in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which posthumously earned Ledger an Academy Award for Best ...
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009
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Forge of Stones
The archenemy collapsed on his feet, his eyes rolling backwards with only the white of his eyes visible. The Pilgrim had never thought he would be chosen to kill the archenemy, if that was what had happened. He had never even heard the  ...
Vasileios Kalampakas, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARCHENEMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term archenemy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bye, Uncle Sam? Saudi Arabia, Russia Have More In Common …
Furthermore, Riyadh is infuriated by Washington's stance regarding Iran's nuclear deal, still viewing Tehran as its "archenemy" in the Middle ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
2
Selena Gomez, Katy Perry: Do The Singers Have 'Bad Blood' With …
Gomez also played Swift's archenemy in the new music video. In her recent interview with Radio.com, Selena says that she tries to become ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
3
Wild Coast mining film an international hit
When I found out that her archenemy in favour of the developments was her own cousin [Zamile Qunya] and that the South African government ... «News24, Jul 15»
4
The Kansas City Chiefs' New Archenemies
That's why John Elway will remain on the forever an archenemy list of the Chiefs. Is John Elway Archenemy No. 1 material? It's hard to think of ... «Arrowhead Addict, Jul 15»
5
For south road properties: Rama thanks Tomas, Alvin
CEBU, Philippines - In a move that caught many by surprise, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama thanked his archenemy, former congressman ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
6
Big Brother: Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace SLAMS Helen Wood in her …
There was an awkward moment during Aisleyne's exit interview when her archenemy's name came up. Emma questioned her why there wasn't ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
7
'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice': Lex Luthor's Image Shows …
In the comics, Luthor is the archenemy of Superman and a powerful American billionaire. He has a charismatic personality and is well known ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»
8
N. Korean space scientist: We come in peace
... the space agency has an acronym NADA, and a logo remarkably similar to that of NASA -- the space agency of its archenemy, the USA. «Local 10, Jul 15»
9
Iron Ore's Recovery Turns to Rust
The iron-ore market is discovering why the archenemy of high commodity prices is, well, high commodity prices. The benchmark price of iron ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Goodbye Washington, hello Moscow? Saudi Arabia finds friendly …
... particularly over critical issues such as regime change in Syria and a big power-sponsored nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia's archenemy, Iran. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

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