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Revision as of 23:25, 17 November 2018
English
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Middle English animal, from Old French animal, from Latin animal, a nominal use of an adjective from animale, neuter of animalis, from anima (“breath, spirit”). Displaced native Middle English deor, der (“animal”) (from Old English dēor (“animal”)), Middle English reother (“animal, neat”) (from Old English hrīþer, hrȳþer (“neat, ox”)).
Noun
animal (plural animals)
- In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
- A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.
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- In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
- In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fishes, insects, etc.).
- (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
- My students are animals.
- (informal) A person of a particular type.
- He's a political animal.
- Matter, thing.
- a whole different animal
Synonyms
- (organism): beast, creature
- (non-human organism): beast
- (person who behaves wildly): brute, monster, savage
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:animal
Related terms
Translations
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Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin animalis, from either anima (“breath, spirit”) or animus. Originally distinct from the noun, it became associated with attributive use of the noun and is now indistinguishable from it.
Adjective
animal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to animals.
- animal instincts
- Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
- animal passions
- Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004), page 47:
- To explain what activated the flesh, ‘animal spirits’ were posited, superfine fluids which shuttled between the mind and the vitals, conveying messages and motion.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004), page 47:
- (slang, Ireland) Excellent.
Synonyms
- (of animals): beastly, bestial
- (unhindered by social codes): animalistic, beastly, bestial, untamed, wild
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
References
- “animal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Adjective
animal (epicene, plural animales)
Noun
animal m (plural animales)
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.niˈmal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.niˈmal]
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
animal m (plural animals)
Adjective
animal m or f (masculine and feminine plural animals)
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From English animal, from Middle English animal, from Old French animal, from Latin animal, a nominal use of an adjective from animale, neuter of animalis, from anima (“breath, spirit”).
Noun
animal
- animal
- (derogatory) a contemptible person
- (sometimes humurous), a crazy person
Adjective
animal
- (sometimes humurous), crazy
- contemptible, deserving contempt
- ruthless; without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless
Etymology 2
From Spanish animal, from Latin animal.
Interjection
animal
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin animal. Compare the archaic inherited doublet Lua error in Module:parameters at line 573: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "aumaille" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. and its variant Lua error in Module:parameters at line 573: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "armaille" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., both from the Latin neuter plural animālia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ni.mal/
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
animal m (plural animaux)
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Adjective
animal (feminine animale, masculine plural animaux, feminine plural animales)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Further reading
- “animal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
Adjective
animal m or f (plural animais)
Noun
animal m (plural animais)
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French animal, from Latin animal.
Noun
animal
Synonyms
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /a.niˈmal/
Noun
animal (plural animales)
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese animal.
Noun
animal
Latin
Etymology
From animāle, nominative neuter singular of animālis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.ni.mal/, [ˈänɪmäɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ni.mal/, [ˈäːnimäl]
Noun
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Declension
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- Aromanian: nãmalj, nãmaljiu
- Asturian: animal
- Breton: aneval
- Catalan: animal
- English: animal
- Franco-Provençal: armalye, animal (borrowing)
- French: animal, aumaille, armaille
- Friulian: animâl, nemâl
References
- “animal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “animal”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- animal in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- animal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- animate and inanimate nature: animata (animalia) inanimaque (not inanimata)
- domestic animals: animalia quae nobiscum degunt (Plin. 8. 40)
- animate and inanimate nature: animata (animalia) inanimaque (not inanimata)
Middle French
Noun
animal m (plural animaux or animaulx)
Synonyms
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese animal and Spanish animal.
Noun
animal
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin animal. See also Lua error in Module:parameters at line 573: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "alimária" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
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Noun
animal m (plural animais)
- (biology) animal (any member of the kingdom Animalia)
- (non-scientific usage) animal (an animal other than a human, especially a vertebrate)
- (colloquial) twat; idiot; moron
- (colloquial) beast (a cruel person)
Quotations
(deprecated use of |lang=
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- animalzinho (diminutive), animalzão (augmentative)
Adjective
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Inflection
Quotations
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French animal, from Latin animal. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 573: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "nămaie" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E..
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Adjective
animal m or n (feminine singular animală, masculine plural animali, feminine and neuter plural animale)
Declension
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nominative- accusative |
indefinite | animal | animală | animali | animale | |||
definite | animalul | animala | animalii | animalele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | animal | animale | animali | animale | |||
definite | animalului | animalei | animalelor | animalilor |
Adverb
animal
Noun
animal n (plural animale)
Declension
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | animal | animalul | animale | animalele | |
genitive-dative | animal | animalului | animale | animalelor | |
vocative | animalule | animalelor |
Romansch
Etymology
Noun
animal m (plural animals)
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) biestg
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan) bestga
- (Sursilvan) tier, bestia
- (Puter, Vallader) bes-cha
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin animal. See also Lua error in Module:parameters at line 573: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "alimaña" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) Rhymes: -al
Noun
animal m (plural animales)
Derived terms
(diminutive animalillo or animalito)
Adjective
animal m or f (masculine and feminine plural animales)
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
animal
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