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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.


animality

/ ˌæ²Ôɪˈ³¾Ã¦±ôɪ³Ùɪ /

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
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôa²Ô·¾±Â·³¾²¹±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·²¹²Ôi·³¾²¹±ôi·³Ù²â noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of animality1

1605–15; animal + -ity, modeled on carnality ( def )
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The movement for “Afternoon of a Faun†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 “wild, boldly expressionistic movie†that conveys his animality and un-knowableness.

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“Wolf Play†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 “a being who is ashamed of his animality in that very fact proves himself to be more than a mere animalâ€.

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