animal

Meaning of animal

noun
  1. In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
    A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.
  2. In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
  3. In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fishes, insects, etc.).
  4. A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
    My students are animals.
  5. A person of a particular type.
    He's a political animal.
  6. Matter, thing.
    a whole different animal
adjective
  1. Of or relating to animals.
    animal instincts
  2. Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
    animal passions
  3. Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
  4. Excellent

Information about animal

Hyphenation of animal

an-i-mal

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 6 chars.
  • animal is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

animal synonyms

Meaning carnal:

carnal, fleshly, sensual

Meaning animate being:

beast, brute, creature, fauna

Meaning :

monster, savage, beastly, bestial, animalistic, untamed, wild

Translation of animal

Anagrams of animal

Almain, almain, aminal, Lamian, lamina, Malian, malian, Malina, Manila, manila

Words that rhyme with animal

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