Foe

Noun

 * 1) An enemy.
 * 2) A unit of energy equal to 1044 joules.

Adjective

 * 1)  Hostile.

Adjectives for Foe

 * (enemy) mortal; prejudiced; vanquished; imaginary; spectral; intestinal; foreign; malicious; private; prevailing; ruthless; fierce; inveterate; exhausted; ghastly; remorseless; embodied; overweening; fallen; formidable; mailed; bigoted; blushing; contemptible; sensuous; inferior; daring; wily; ribald; wicked; sternest; unseen; countless (plural); implacable; victorious; ferocious; bitter; monstrous; invading; immortal; inexorable; mental; invisible; effective; heartless; treacherous; insolent; despicable; ubiquitous; stubborn; blaspheming; deadliest; cunning; contending; faint; blood-seeking; hereditary; lurking; bitterest; over-confident; one-time; hellish; persistent; dark; encircled; external; mocking; unexpected; savage; alert; hostile; ironclad; captured; defeated; cowering; principal; dastardly; prostrate; headless; murderous;

Verbs for Foe
curse—; defy—; denounce—; disarm—; dis¬cover—; dislodge—; embolden—; grapple with—; halt—; inflame—; inflict on—; inveigh against—; overwhelm—; persecute—; puzzle—; reconcile—; subdue—; vanquish —; —advances; —approaches; —assaults; —attacks; —falls; —looms up; —strikes.

Synonyms for Foe

 * adversary, enemy, opponent
 * antagonist, attacker, combatant, hater, rival, competitor, defamer, vilifier, slanderer

Antonyms for Foe
comrade, coadjutor, confidant, adherent
 * ally, friend
 * well-wisher, helper, assistant, companion, associate, adviser,

Thesaurus
adversary, antagonist, archenemy, assailant, bitter enemy, combatant, devil, enemy, foeman, muddlement, open enemy, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, public enemy, sworn enemy, the loyal opposition, the opposition

Etymology 1
fo: 'foe; hostile', from earlier ifo: 'foe', from gefah: 'enemy', from fah: 'hostile', from  (cf. Old Frisian fāch: 'punishable', Middle High German gevēch: 'feuder'), from  'to hate, be hostile' (cf. Middle Irish oech: 'enemy, fiend', Latin piget: 'he is annoying', Lithuanian pìktas: ‘evil’).

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: faux
 * Homophones: faux
 * Homophones: faux

Etymology 2
An acronym of fifty-one ergs

Noun

 * Armenian: ,
 * Breton: enebour -ien
 * Chinese: 仇敵, 仇敌
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: vaenlane
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:


 * Indonesian: lawan, musuh
 * Interlingua: inimico
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian:, непријател,  непријател
 * Polish: wróg, nieprzyjaciel
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: duşman inamic
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * EOF