anti

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English

Etymology

Conversion of the prefix anti- to an adjective.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ti/
• Rhymes: -ænti
• Homophone: auntie (in some accents)

Adjective

anti (comparative more anti, superlative most anti)

1. Opposed to something.
2. (physical chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): syn

Translations

Noun

anti (plural antis)

1. A person opposed to a concept or principle.

   Synonyms: opponent, opposer
2. (fandom slang, often derogatory) A fan who objects to a particular creator, franchise, fandom, character, ship, etc., especially on moral or sociopolitical grounds.

   Synonyms: fancop, fandomentalist, fandom Frollo, fanpol, fanti, Frollo

   • 2018, Sarah Leiser, "Throne of Fans: Examining the Roles of Feminism, Platform, and Community in an Online Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of Denver, page 94:

     While I did not directly analyze how the antis define feminism, it appears that they believe Sarah J Maas as an author is a white feminist and therefore unable to write anything feminist.

   • 2019, Emily E. Roach, "Supernatural: Wincest and Dean Winchester's Bisexual Panic", in "From Canon to Politics: Queerbaiting and The CW's Supergirl", in Queerbaiting and Fandom: Teasing Fans Through Homoerotic Possibilities (ed. Joseph Brennan), page 89:

     Other fans or viewers are thus not coded as fans but instead positioned as either homophobic, angry "antis" (even if they ship Johnlock or other queer ships) or as the outsider "casuals" who aren't dedicated or smart or invested enough to properly interpret Sherlock.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:anti.

Antonyms

• pro

Translations

Preposition

anti

1. (rare) Alternative form of anti-

See also

• anti-

Anagrams

• nait, Atin, ain't, aniṭ, Tian, tain, tian, tina, Tani, aint, Tain, TINA, -itan, NAIT, Tina

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *anti, equivalent to antaa +‎ -i. Cognate with Estonian and.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnti/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑnti
• Syllabification^(key): an‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): an‧ti

Noun

anti

1. (finance) offering, issue (of shares, bonds etc.)
2. the achieved outcome or result (of a meeting etc.)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “anti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• nait, tain, tina

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

anti (A·chik)

1. week
2. market

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [antiə̯ʔ]
• Hyphenation: an‧ti
• Rhymes: -antiə̯ʔ

Verb

anti

1. to wait

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English anti, from conversion of the prefix anti- to an adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti
• Hyphenation: an‧ti

Adjective

anti

1. anti (opposed to something)

See also

• anti-

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ti/
• Rhymes: -anti
• Hyphenation: àn‧ti

Adverb

anti (obsolete)

1. Alternative form of ante (all senses)
   • 13th century, Guido Guinizelli, Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore (Gianfranco Contini, Poeti del Duecento, Riccardo Ricciardi (1960), vol. 2, p.461):

Anagrams

• Tina, nati, tina

Lithuanian

Noun

añti

1. vocative singular of añtis (“bosom”)

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ande, ende, endi, enti, inti, indi, int, inte, unta, unte, unti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anti/

Conjunction

anti

1. and

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

anti

1. vocative singular feminine of anta (“extreme; interior”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧ti

Adjective

anti (invariable)

1. (chemistry) anti (that has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°)

Quechua

Etymology

From Proto-Quechuan [Term?]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.tɪ/

Adjective

anti

1. eastern

Noun

anti

1. (arcaic) the eastern region, from the perspective of Cuzco.
2. (arcaic) the Amazonian foothills.
3. (arcaic) an inhabitan of the Amazonian foothills.
4. east

Coordinate terms

compass points:  ^[edit]

Synonyms

• intichay

See also

• antis

Spanish

Etymology

From anti-.

Adjective

anti (invariable)

1. anti-, opposing

Further reading

• “anti”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English aunt.

Noun

anti class V (plural maanti class VI)

1. (informal) A form of address to a woman.

   Synonym: sista

References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English auntie.

Noun

anti

1. aunt (polite term for any woman a generation older than oneself)

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English aunty, auntie.

Noun

anti

1. paternal aunt; one's father's sister

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English auntie.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈantɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈanti/

Noun

anti f (plural antis)

1. aunt

   Synonyms: bopa, modryb

Coordinate terms

• (gender): ewythr, wncl

Mutation

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “anti”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English auntie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ŋ̀.tí/

Noun

àǹtí

1. auntie, a term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.