| Library / English Dictionary |
BESTIALITY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sexual activity between a person and an animal
Synonyms:
bestiality; sodomy; zooerastia; zooerasty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bestiality" is a kind of...):
sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The stupid brutal quality of a beast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("bestiality" is a kind of...):
inhumaneness; inhumanity (the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others)
Derivation:
bestial (resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility)
