animus

Meaning

1. The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
2. A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
3. intention, motivation (of a legal person)
4. The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.

Synonyms

animosity

enmity

bad blood

rancor

hostility

antagonism

intention

design

antipathy

effect

end

🔚

feud

hatefulness

hatred

idea

💡

intension

intent

mark

object

objective

plan

prejudice

purport

purpose

purview

rancour

sake

🍶

scheme

scope

sentinel

sentry

spite

tenor

thought

💭

meaning

view

virulence

virulency

aggression

conception

timetable

aggressiveness

aim

belligerence

belligerency

cause

disaffection

disposition

dudgeon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæ.nɪ.məs/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: anima

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin animus (“the mind, in a great variety of meanings: the rational soul in man, intellect, consciousness, will, intention, courage, spirit, sensibility, feeling, passion, pride, vehemence, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul”), from Proto-Italic *anamos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Closely related to Latin anima, which is a feminine form.