(declension-2, masculine) life, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing)
(declension-2, masculine) conscience, intellect, mind, reason, sensibility, understanding (the intellectual dimension of the human mind in general; the seat of the rational and other thoughts a person experiences)
(declension-2, masculine) heart, mind, spirit (the affective dimension of the human mind in general; the seat of the emotions and feelings a person experiences)
(declension-2, masculine) affect, emotion, feeling, impulse, passion (the essence of that which is situated within the affective mind)
(declension-2, masculine) certain particular emotional aspects of one's affective makeup: affection; aggression; courage; pride; will (“firmity or fixity of purpose”), determination, firmness, resoluteness, resolve; wrath, anger, ire
(declension-2, masculine) motive, motivation, reason (any intellectually or emotionally based incentive to act in a particular manner)
(declension-2, masculine) aim, aspiration, design, idea, intent, intention, plan, purpose, resolution (that which exists in the mind as a formulation, and causes a subject to act or to behave in a particular manner)
(declension-2, masculine, metonymically) disposition, inclination, nature, temperament (the inherent emotional disposition of a human being, by extension of the affective dimension)
(declension-2, masculine) affect, mood, temper (the instant mental state of a human being)
(colloquial, declension-2, masculine, metonymically) beloved. dearest, heart, soul (as a term of endearment)
(declension-2, in-plural, masculine) bravado, elation, high spirits

Etymology in English

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