Etymological root
animal
Middle English
Words from this root(9)
animal
A1
/ˈæn.ᵻ.məl/
A living creature that can move and feel, such as a dog, bird, or fish, but not a plant.
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animalistic
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/ˌænɪməˈlɪstɪk/
characteristic of animals; driven by instinct rather than reason
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animalism
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/ˈænəməˌlɪzəm/
preoccupation with physical appetites; the doctrine that humans are merely animals
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animalhood
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/ˈænɪməlˌhʊd/
the state or condition of being an animal
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animalian
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/ˌænɪˈmeɪliən/
of, relating to, or characteristic of animals
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animalish
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/ˈænɪməlɪʃ/
resembling an animal; brutish or instinctive in nature
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animalivore
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/ˌænɪˈmælɪˌvɔr/
an animal that feeds on other animals; a carnivore
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animalivorous
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/ˌænɪˈmælɪvərəs/
feeding on animals; carnivorous
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animalize
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/ˈænɪməˌlaɪz/
to make animal-like or sensual; to reduce to a brutish state
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