animal

Meaning

Noun

1. Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
2. (broadly) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
3. (broadly) A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
4. (broadly, colloquial) A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
5. (broadly) A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
6. (broadly) A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
7. (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
8. (informal) A person of a particular type specified by an adjective.
9. (informal) Matter, thing.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to animals.
2. (not-comparable) Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
3. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
4. (Ireland, not-comparable, slang) Excellent.

Synonyms

beast

brute

creature

meat

🥩

cattle

living creature

bird

🐦

wild animal

domestic animal

quadruped

fleshly

insect

animate being

young animal

carnal

domesticated animal

fish

🐟

fauna

game

sensual

feral

oil

old man

brutish

cub

old woman

wild

domestic

organism

living being

living thing

lizard

🦎

physical

physical condition

reptile

slave

small

statue

statute

subhuman

swine

tame

vermin

zooid

baby animal

small animal

zoic

pet bird

living things

civet cat

Translations

animal

🐾

animal

🐾

animale

🐾

Tier

🐾

dier

🐾

animal

🐾

beest

ζώο

bestia

animal

🐾

hayvan

🐾

bête

animal

🐾

bestia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: animal

Cognate with Old English: dēor

Cognate with Middle English: reother

Cognate with Old English: hriþer

In summary

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”)).

Sentences

The combination of both animal pictures into one figure has developed .

Sometimes the human soul is conceived not in human but in animal form .

That’s interesting , I’m actually an animal rights campaigner .

The alarm pheromone emitted when a bee stings another animal smells like bananas .