Inimicality


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In`im`i`cal´i`ty


n. 1. The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Paintings and pastels borrowed for the show reveal Degas's preoccupation with the psychological dynamics of conversation--both active and lapsed--whether between women at leisure or in more loaded scenes of gender-based inimicality in which conversation, if it ever existed, has been suspended.
'Starting from a single collection presents specific challenges--and rewards': Jane Munro approaches Degas with an open mind