animal

Meaning

Noun

1. Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; 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).
2. Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
3. (colloquial) A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
4. A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
5. A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
6. A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
7. 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. 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. (slang) Excellent.

Hyphenated as

an‧i‧mal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/

Etymology

From Middle English animal, from Old French animal, from Latin animal, a nominal use of an adjective from animale, neuter of animālis, 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”)).

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 .