animus
nounEtymology
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.
- derived from *h₂enh₁mos✻
- derived from *anamos✻
- learned borrowing from animus
Definitions
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
- The current row arose swiftly, sparked both by historical animus and jockeying over future power and place in Asia - and it surprised many observers in the depth of antipathy on both sides.
- However, the Republican party's anti-ESG animus has undoubtedly played a role, according to Bloy.
- Despite the animus against him, Mélenchon came within an inch of making the presidential election run-off in 2022, just behind Le Pen.
Intention, motivation (of a legal person).
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The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
- In the Jungian model of the psyche, the male has an internalized female counterpart, the anima; while the female has an internalized masculine counterpart, the animus.
The neighborhood
- neighboranima
- neighboranimose
- neighboranimosity
- neighborequanimity
- neighborunanimous
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for animus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA