animus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) life, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing)
2. (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)
3. (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)
4. (declension-2, masculine) affect, emotion, feeling, impulse, passion (the essence of that which is situated within the affective mind)
5. (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
6. (declension-2, masculine) motive, motivation, reason (any intellectually or emotionally based incentive to act in a particular manner)
7. (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)
8. (declension-2, masculine, metonymically) disposition, inclination, nature, temperament (the inherent emotional disposition of a human being, by extension of the affective dimension)
9. (declension-2, masculine) affect, mood, temper (the instant mental state of a human being)
10. (colloquial, declension-2, masculine, metonymically) beloved. dearest, heart, soul (as a term of endearment)
11. (declension-2, in-plural, masculine) bravado, elation, high spirits

Concepts

soul

spirit

courage

mind

bravery

character

consciousness

intellect

vivacity

heart

❤️

nature

respiration

breathing

breath

personality

will

memory

life force

Synonyms

anima

fortitudo

spiritus

virtus

audentia

mens

genius

spīritus

animo

cor

❤️

mēns

Translations

Geist

esprit

geest

👻

âme

alma

Seele

ziel

ψυχή

spirito

alma

anima

courage

coraggio

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈa.nɪ.mʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *anamos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, a nominal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- + *-mos, in which the root means "to breathe".
Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind, breeze”), Old Armenian հողմ (hołm, “wind”), Old Frisian omma (“breath”), English onde (“breath”) (dialectal), Norwegian Nynorsk ande (“breath”), and possibly Sanskrit अनिल (ánila, “air, wind”); compare also Tocharian B āñme (“self; soul”) and Old Armenian անձն (anjn, “person”).