Hostile vs Dangerous - What's the difference?
hostile | dangerous |
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
Full of danger.
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:If they incline to think you dangerous / To less than gods
In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
(lb) Hard to suit; difficult to please.
*(Geoffrey Chaucer) (c.1343-1400)
*:My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; / My lord to me is hard and dangerous .
(lb) Reserved; not affable.
*(Geoffrey Chaucer) (c.1343-1400)
*:Of his speech dangerous
As adjectives the difference between hostile and dangerous
is that hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly while dangerous is full of danger.As a noun hostile
is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.hostile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change
Synonyms
* antagonistic * hatefulAntonyms
* friendlyAnagrams
* * ----dangerous
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Forby. Bartlett.