animose

animose

English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

animose (comparative more animose, superlative most animose)

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  1. Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

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Italian

Adjective

animose f pl

  1. feminine plural of animoso

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Latin

Etymology 1

    From animōsus (spirited, courageous, undaunted, proud) + .

    Adverb

    animōsē (comparative animōsius, superlative animōsissimē)

    1. boldly, bravely, courageously, undauntedly
    2. adamantly, wilfully
    3. ardently, fervently, passionately, vehemently
    4. proudly
    5. angrily, wrathfully; irritably
      Synonyms: furiōsē, īrātē, īrācundē
    6. elatedly, euphorically, joyfully, jubilantly
    7. enthusiastically, spiritedly, vigorously

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    animōse

    1. vocative masculine singular of animōsus

    References

    • animose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • animose”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • animose”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Ojibwe

    Etymology

    anim- +‎ -ose

    Verb

    animose (animate intransitive)

    1. walk away
      Aweniban naa gii-animosed a'awe, ganabaj gii-ni-bake.
      That person who was walking away is gone, I think he turned off the road.

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    References

    • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “animose”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary[1], University of Minnesota