Antonyms for fiend
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : feend |
| Phonetic Transcription : find |
Definition of fiend
Origin :- Old English feond "enemy, foe," originally present participle of feogan "to hate," from Proto-Germanic *fijæjan (cf. Old Frisian fiand "enemy," Old Saxon fiond, Middle Dutch viant, Dutch vijand "enemy," Old Norse fjandi, Old High German fiant, Gothic fijands), from PIE root *pe(i)- "to blame, revile" (cf. Gothic faian "to blame;" see passion).
- As spelling suggests, it was originally the opposite of friend, but the word began to be used in Old English for "Satan" (as the "enemy of mankind"), which shifted its sense to "diabolical person" (early 13c.). The old sense of the word devolved to foe, then to the imported word enemy. For spelling with -ie- see field. Meaning "devotee (of whatever is indicated)," e.g. dope fiend, is from 1865.
- noun dastardly person
- noun person overenthusiastic about interest
- The fiend prevailed; and Prudence vanished into the outer darkness.
- Extract from : « John Inglefield's Thanksgiving » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Under the tutelage of the mad god, White Fang became a fiend.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Twas seen and told how an avenger survived the fiend, as was learned afar.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
- “I think von Francius would be a fiend if he could,” said Karl, comfortably.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- His two aids, the Saint and the Fiend, had a bad time of it.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- But they are of aspiring nature, and this fact was known to the Fiend.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- Now there was a fiend grovelling at her feet, a foul, sin-stained fiend.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
- Some said that his mother was a goddess, his father a fiend out of hell.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
- "The fiend's in the man," Morty replied, tapping with his fingers on the table.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- He was a fiend, the Inglez: look how many of us he has killed!
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
Synonyms for fiend
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