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animous

US/ˈænɪməs/

animous is the alternative form of animose.

Meaning of animose

Adjective

animose (comparative more animose, superlative most animose)

  1. Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

Forms of animous

comparativemore animous
superlativemost animous

Words that rhyme with animous

Questions about animous

What is animous the alternative form of?
Animous is the alternative form of animose.
How do you pronounce animous?
Animous is pronounced /ˈænɪməs/ (US).

Words near animous in the dictionary

  1. animose
  2. animoseness
  3. animosities
  4. animosity
  5. animotheism
  6. animous
  7. animu
  8. animule
  9. animules
  10. Animurium
  11. animus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: animous (page history and authors); animose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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