English Explanatory Dictionary

bestiality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
  2. Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
  3. Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
  4. A status of lower animal.
  5. An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
  6. A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛstʃəlˌlɪtɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bestiality.wav /ˈbistiˌælɪti/ /ˌbist͡ʃiˈælɪti/ /ˌbɛst͡ʃiˈælɪti/ En-US-bestiality.wav

Word forms

bestiality bestialities beastiality

Etymology

From bestial + -ity.

Related words

beastliness

Derived words

necrobestiality
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