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ANIMALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
Synonyms:
animal nature; animality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("animality" is a kind of...):
nature (the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions)
Derivation:
animal (marked by the appetites and passions of the body)