animality

noun

an·i·mal·i·ty ˌa-nə-ˈma-lə-tē

Synonyms of animality

: a quality or nature associated with animals:

: vitality

: a natural unrestrained unreasoned response to physical drives or stimuli

: the animal nature of human beings

Examples of animality in a Sentence

in his portrayal the actor emphasizes the working-class hunk's fundamental animality

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In other words, humans can act against the animal component of their nature and manifest their humanity by rejecting their animality. — Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025 This strangeness causes all sorts of internal agitation, an uneasiness about humanity’s closeness to animality. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025 But also, something more intrinsic — something like her animality. — Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 The other characters are getting animalities, as well: Peacemaker gets the eagle, Omni-Man the Hail Mary kaiju from Invincible, and Johnny Cage becomes a shark. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for animality

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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