What does Animal mean?
Definitions for Animal
ˈæn ə məlan·i·mal
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Animal.
Princeton's WordNet
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunaadjective
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensualadjective
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
"animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Animaladjective
Etymology: animalis, Lat.
There are other things in the world of spirits, wherein our ideas are very dark and confused; such as their union with animal nature, the way of their acting on material beings, and their converse with each other. Isaac Watts, Logick.
ANIMALnoun
Etymology: animal, Lat.
Animals are either Sanguineous, that is, such as have blood, which breathe either by Lungs, having either Two ventricles in their heart, and those either Viviparous, Aquatick, as the whale kind, Terrestrial, as quadrupeds; Oviparous, as birds. But one ventricle in the heart, as frogs, tortoises, and serpents. Gills, as all sanguineous fishes, except the whale kind. Exsanguineous, or without blood, which may be divided into Greater, and those either, Naked, Terrestrial, as naked snails. Aquatick, as the poulp, cuttle-fish, &c. Covered with a tegument, either Crustaceous, as lobsters and crab-fish. Testaceous, either Univalve, as limpets; Bivalve, as oysters, muscles, cockles; Turbinate, as periwinkles, snails, &c. Lesser, as insects of all sorts. Viviparous hairy animals, or quadrupeds, are either Hoofed, which are either Whole-footed or hoofed, as the horse and ass; Cloven-footed, having the hoof divided into Two principal parts, called bisulca, either Such as chew not the cud, as swine; Ruminant, or such as chew the cud; divided into Such as have perpetual and hollow horns. Beef-kind, Sheep-kind, Goat-kind. Such as have solid, branched and deciduous horns, as the deer-kind. Four parts, or quadrisulca, as the rhinoceros and hippopotamus. Clawed or digitate, having the foot divided into Two parts or toes, having two nails, as the camel kind; Many toes or claws; either Undivided, as the elephant; Divided, which have either Broad nails, and an human shape, as apes; Narrower, and more pointed nails, which, in respect of their teeth, are divided into such as have Many fore-teeth, or cutters in each jaw; The greater, which have A shorter snout and rounder head, as the cat-kind; A longer snout and head, as the dog-kind. The lesser, the vermin or weazel kind. Only two large and remarkable fore-teeth, all which are phytivorous, and are called the hare kind. John Ray.
Vegetables are proper enough to repair animals, as being near of the same specifick gravity with the animal juices, and as consisting of the same parts with animal substances, spirit, water, salt, oil, earth; all which are contained in the sap they derive from the earth. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Some of the animated substances have various organical or instrumental parts, fitted for a variety of motions from place to place, and a spring of life within themselves, as beasts, birds, fishes, and insects; these are called animals. Other animated substances are called vegetables, which have within themselves the principles of another sort of life and growth, and of various productions of leaves and fruit, such as we see in plants, herbs, and trees. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Wikipedia
Animal
Animal is a song by British singer Conor Maynard from his debut studio album, Contrast. It was released as the album's fourth single as a digital download on 20 January 2013, it features vocals from English rapper, MC, songwriter, record producer and recording artist Wiley (also known as "The Godfather of Grime"). The song was written by Conor Maynard, The Invisible Men, Sophie Stern, Kurtis McKenzie, Joey Dyer, Jon Mills and produced by The Invisible Men, The Arcade. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 34 on 20 January 2013, climbing twenty-eight places the following week to number 6, becoming Maynard's third highest-charting single.
ChatGPT
animal
An animal is a living organism that is a member of the kingdom Animalia, characterized by its ability to obtain energy through the ingestion of organic matter, its ability to move and respond to its environment, and its typically multicellular structure with specialized tissues and organs. Animals include a wide variety of organisms ranging from small microscopic species to large complex vertebrates, and they exhibit diverse behaviors, habitats, and physiological adaptations.
Webster Dictionary
Animalnoun
an organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity
Animalnoun
one of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals
Animaladjective
of or relating to animals; as, animal functions
Animaladjective
pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites
Animaladjective
consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food
Etymology: [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.]
Wikidata
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance. Most known animal phyla appeared in the fossil record as marine species during the Cambrian explosion, about 542 million years ago. Animals are divided into various sub-groups, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Animal
an′im-al, n. an organised being, having life, sensation, and voluntary motion—it is distinguished from a plant, which is organised and has life, but not sensation or voluntary motion: the name sometimes implies the absence of the higher faculties peculiar to man.—adj. of or belonging to animals: sensual.—n. Animalisā′tion, the act of converting into animal substance, or of endowing with animal attributes: brutalisation.—v.t. An′imalise, to endow with animal life: to convert into animal matter:—pr.p. an′imalīsing; pa.p. an′imalīsed.—n. An′imalism, the state of being actuated by animal appetites only: the exercise or enjoyment of animal life, as distinct from intellectual: brutishness: sensuality: (rare) a mere animal being.—adv. An′imally, physically merely.—Animal spirits, nervous force: exuberance of health and life: cheerful buoyancy of temper: (Milton) the spirit or principle of volition and sensation. [L.—anima, air, life, Gr. anemos, wind—aō, aēmi, Sans. an, to breathe, to blow.]
Editors Contribution
animal
A type of living organism with a specific body form, structure, systems who act and function with a body, brain, conscience, consciousness, heart, memory, mind, spirit, soul and subconscious
Animals are beautiful to be with and love.
Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Animal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1540
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Animal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2357
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Animal' in Nouns Frequency: #259
Anagrams for Animal »
manila
almain
lamina
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Animal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Animal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Animal in a Sentence
I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.
It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.
A lot of our design making is in collaboration with veterinarians and consultants to help minimize the amount of stress placed on the animal.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Walnuts contain several nutrients that promote good sleep, such as melatonin, serotonin, and magnesium. Studies show that eating walnuts increases melatonin in the blood, making walnuts a great bedtime snack, walnuts are also high in omega-3 fatty acids. Animal studies in rats have shown that omega-3 fatty acid deficiency can alter several neurotransmitter pathways, including that of serotonin, affecting depression, anxiety, and sleep.
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- zvířeCzech
- dyrDanish
- TierGerman
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- حیوانPersian
- eläinFinnish
- animalFrench
- जानवरHindi
- állatHungarian
- hewanIndonesian
- animaleItalian
- 動物Japanese
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- AnimalLatin
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- dyrNorwegian
- zwierzęPolish
- animalPortuguese
- animalRomanian
- djur-Swedish
- கால்நடைTamil
- hayvanTurkish
- тваринаUkrainian
- thú vậtVietnamese
- 動物Chinese
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