51³Ō¹Ļ

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animality

[an-uh-mal-i-tee]

noun

  1. the state of being an animal.

  2. the animal nature or instincts of human beings.

  3. animal kingdom.



animality

/ ˌæ²Ōɪˈ³¾Ć¦±ōÉŖ³ŁÉŖ /

noun

  1. the animal side of man, as opposed to the intellectual or spiritual

  2. the fact of being or having the characteristics of an animal

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • nonanimality noun
  • superanimality noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of animality1

1605–15; animal + -ity, modeled on carnality ( def. )
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The movement for ā€œAfternoon of a Faunā€ alludes to the two-dimensional choreography of Nijinsky’s dance to that Debussy piece, a nod to a predecessor of Naharin’s stylized animality.

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The film, a Times critic’s pick, is a ā€œwild, boldly expressionistic movieā€ that conveys his animality and un-knowableness.

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ā€œWolf Playā€ suggests there’s an animality connecting us that transcends gendered social scripts; kinship and love are wild and don’t play by any rules.

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The latter fragrance, in a smooth-contoured bottle, was a blend of pure musk and animality, primal as the fossilized DNA of our species preserved in amber.

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He believed ā€œa being who is ashamed of his animality in that very fact proves himself to be more than a mere animalā€.

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