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Animality

noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect wordnet
  3. 3
    The animal kingdom. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Any characteristic of animality. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From French animalité or its etymon Late Latin animālitās. By surface analysis, animal + -ity.

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