Animalculist An`i·mal"cu·list noun [ Confer French
animalculiste .]
1. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules. Keith. 2. A believer in the theory of animalculism.
Animalculum An`i·mal"cu·lum noun ;
plural Animalcula [ New Latin See
Animalcule .]
An animalcule. »
Animalculæ , as if from a Latin singular
animalcula , is a barbarism.
Animalish An"i·mal·ish adjective Like an animal.
Animalism An"i·mal·ism noun [ Confer French
animalisme .]
The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality.
Animality An`i·mal"i·ty noun [ Confer French
animalité .]
Animal existence or nature. Locke.
Animalization An`i·mal·i·za"tion noun [ Confer French
animalisation .]
1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. 2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. Owen.
Animalize An"i·mal·ize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Animalized ;
present participle & verbal noun Animalizing .] [ Confer French
animaliser .]
1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form. Warburton. 2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation. 3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy.
Coleridge.
Animally An"i·mal·ly adverb Physically. G. Eliot.
Animalness An"i·mal·ness noun Animality. [ R.]
Animastic An`i·mas"tic adjective [ Latin
anima breath, life.]
Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.
Animastic An`i·mas"tic noun Psychology. [ Obsolete]
Animate An"i·mate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Animated ;
present participle & verbal noun Animating .] [ Latin
animatus , past participle of
animare , from
anima breath, soul; akin to
animus soul, mind, Greek ... wind, Sanskrit
an to breathe, live, Goth.
us-anan to expire (
us- out), Icelandic
önd breath,
anda to breathe, Old High German
ando anger. Confer
Animal .]
1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body. 2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Dryden. 3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice.
Knolles.
Syn. -- To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.
Animate An"i·mate adjective [ Latin
animatus , past participle ]
Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively. The admirable structure of animate bodies.
Bentley.
Animated An"i·ma`ted adjective Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous. "
Animated sounds."
Pope. "
Animated bust."
Gray. "
Animated descriptions."
Lewis.
Animatedly An"i·ma`ted·ly adverb With animation.
Animater An"i·ma`ter noun One who animates. De Quincey.
Animating An"i·ma"ting adjective Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing. "
Animating cries."
Pope. --
An"i*ma`ting*ly ,
adverb
Animation An`i·ma"tion noun [ Latin
animatio , from
animare .]
1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame.
Bp. Hall.
Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation .
Landor.
2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation . Suspended animation ,
temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned. Syn. -- Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See
Liveliness .
Animative An"i·ma·tive adjective Having the power of giving life or spirit. Johnson.
Animator An"i·ma`tor noun [ Latin
animare .]
One who, or that which, animates; an animater. Sir T. Browne.
Animé A"ni·mé` adjective [ French, animated.]
(Her.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. Brande & C.
Animé A"ni·mé noun [ French
animé animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
A resin exuding from a tropical American tree ( Hymenæa courbaril ), and much used by varnish makers. Ure.
Animism An"i·mism noun [ Confer French
animisme , from Latin
anima soul. See
Animate .]
1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body. 2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter. Tylor.
Animist An"i·mist noun [ Confer French
animiste .]
One who maintains the doctrine of animism.
Animistic An`i·mis"tic adjective Of or pertaining to animism. Huxley. Tylor.
Animose, Animous An`i·mose", An"i·mous adjective [ Latin
animosus , from
animus soul, spirit, courage.]
Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. [ Obsolete]
Ash.
Animoseness An`i·mose"ness noun Vehemence of temper. [ Obsolete]
Animosity An`i·mos"i·ty noun ;
plural Animosities [ French
animosité , from Latin
animositas . See
Animose ,
Animate ,
transitive verb ]
1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [ Obsolete]
Skelton. Such as give some proof of animosity , audacity, and execution, those she [ the crocodile] loveth.
Holland.
2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. Macaulay. Syn. -- Enmity; hatred; opposition. --
Animosity ,
Enmity .
Enmity be dormant or concealed;
animosity is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The
animosities which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The
animosities which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church.
Such [ writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable.
Spectator.
[ These] factions . . . never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government.
Hume.
Animus An"i·mus noun ;
plural Animi [ Latin , mind.]
Animating spirit; intention; temper. nimus furandi [ Latin ]
(Law) ,
intention of stealing.
Anion An"i·on noun [ Greek ..., neut. ..., present participle of ... to go up; ... up + ... to go.]
(Chemistry) An electro- negative element, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to cation . Faraday.
Anise An"ise (ăn"ĭs)
noun [ Middle English
anys , French
anis , Latin
anisum ,
anethum , from Greek
'a`nison ,
'a`nhqon .]
1. (Botany) An umbelliferous plant ( Pimpinella anisum ) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds. 2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
Aniseed An"i·seed noun The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil of
aniseed ."
Brande & C.
Anisette An`i·sette" noun [ French]
A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. De Colange.
Anisic A·nis"ic adjective Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol.
Anisocoria An`i·so·co"ri·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... + ... pupil.]
(Medicine) Inequality of the pupils of the eye.
Anisodactyla, Anisodactyls An`i·so·dac"ty·la, An`i·so·dac"tyls noun plural [ New Latin
anisodactyla , from Greek
'a`nisos unequal (
'an priv. +
'i`sos equal) +
da`ktylos finger.]
(Zoology) (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc. (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.
Anisodactylous An`i·so·dac"ty·lous adjective (Zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
Anisol An"i·sol noun [
Anis ic +
- ol .]
(Chemistry) Methyl phenyl ether, C 6 H 5 OCH 3 , got by distilling anisic acid or by the action of methide on potassium phenolate.
Anisomeric An`i·so·mer"ic adjective [ Greek ... unequal + ... part.]
(Chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
Anisomerous An`i·som"er·ous adjective [ See
Anisomeric .]
(Botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.
Anisometric An`i·so·met"ric adjective [ Greek
'an priv. + English
isometric .]
Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes. Dana.
Anisometropia An`i·so·me·tro"pi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... + ... measure + ..., ..., eye.]
Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.
Anisopetalous An`i·so·pet"al·ous adjective [ Greek ... unequal + ... leaf.]
(Botany) Having unequal petals.
Anisophyllous An`i·soph"yl·lous adjective [ Greek ... unequal + ... leaf.]
(Botany) Having unequal leaves.
Anisopleura An`i·so·pleu"ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... unequal + ... side.]
(Zoology) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.
Anisopoda An`i·sop"o·da noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... unequal +
-poda .]
(Zoology) A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.
Anisospore An"i·so·spore` noun [ Greek ... priv. +
isospore .]
(Biol.) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to isospore .
Anisostemonous An`i·so·stem"o·nous adjective [ Greek ... unequal + ... warp, thread; ... to stand.]
(Botany) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
Anisosthenic An`i·so·sthen"ic adjective [ Greek ... unequal + ... strength.]
Of unequal strength.
Anisotrope, Anisotropic An"i·so·trope`, An`i·so·trop"ic adjective [ Greek ... unequal + ... a turning, ... to turn.]
(Physics) Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic .
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