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animose

animose adjective: resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

Adjective

animose (comparative more animose, superlative most animose)

  1. Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

Forms of animose

comparativemore animose
superlativemost animose
alternative formanimous

Origin of animose

From Middle English animos, from Latin animosus (“full of courage, bold, spirited, proud”), from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animus.

Words formed from animose

Questions about animose

What does animose mean?
Animose means resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
What part of speech is animose?
Animose is an adjective.

Words near animose in the dictionary

  1. animisms
  2. animist
  3. animistic
  4. animistically
  5. animists
  6. animose
  7. animoseness
  8. animosities
  9. animosity
  10. animotheism
  11. animous

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