English Explanatory Dictionary

animal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms.
  2. Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
  3. A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
  4. A tetrapod; a land-dwelling nonhuman vertebrate.
  5. A warm-blooded animal; a mammal or bird.
  6. A non-human mammal.
  7. A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
  8. A person of a particular type specified by an adjective.
  9. Matter, thing.
adj
  1. Of or relating to animals.
  2. Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
  3. Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
  4. Excellent.
name
  1. A nickname given to people, especially wild people.
noun
  1. A fan of Kesha, an American singer.

Pronunciation

/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/ en-us-animal.ogg /æ.nɪ.məl/ /ə.nɪ.məl/

Word forms

animal animals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin animālis Latin animalder. Old French animalbor. Middle English animal English animal From Middle English animal, from Old French animal, from Latin animal, a nominal use of the adjective form animāle, neuter of animālis, from anima (“breath, spirit”). Displaced native Middle English deor, der (“animal”) (whence modern English deer; from Old English dēor (“animal”)), Middle English reother (“animal, neat”) (whence modern English rother; from Old English hrīþer, hrȳþer (“neat, ox”)).

Synonyms

animal beast beastie creature critter deer brute monster savage beastly bestial animalistic untamed wild

Related words

anima animalcule Animalia animalier animate animus :Category:Animals Wiktionary appendix of terms relating to animals

Derived words

advice animal ambassador animal animal activist animal African trypanosomiasis animal-assisted therapy animal black animal cabinet animal charcoal animal coat animal companion animal control officer animal cracker animal dentistry animal dye animalesque animal experimentation animal fat animal feed animal flower animal food animal fries animal heat animal hoarding animalhood animal house animal husbandry animalian animalicide animalish animalism animalist animalistic animalivore animalivorous Animal Jammer animalkind animal kingdom animal liberation animal-like animal magnetism animaloid animal print animal product animal protein factor animal registry animal reminder disgust animal rights animal sanctuary animal science animal shelter animal soul animal starch animal tester animal testing animal trafficking animal trypanosomiasis animal unit animal welfare animal welfarist anipal
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