Animality
noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The nature of an animal. countable, uncountable
"For good reason military leaders attempt to instill in their troops beliefs about the nonhumanity—the bestiality or animality or verminlike character—of the enemy."
- 2 the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect wordnet
- 3 The animal kingdom. countable, uncountable
- 4 Any characteristic of animality. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"For good reason military leaders attempt to instill in their troops beliefs about the nonhumanity—the bestiality or animality or verminlike character—of the enemy."
Etymology
From French animalité or its etymon Late Latin animālitās. By surface analysis, animal + -ity.
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