animality

animality
noun
  1. [mass noun]animal nature or character
    动物性
    a pre-human condition of animality.
    进化成人类之前的动物性状态。
    ■physical, instinctive behaviour or qualities
    (人的)天生特征;动物本能
    what attracted me to her was her animality.
    吸引我的是她的活力和本能。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French animalité, from animal (adjective), from Latin animalis 'animate, living' (see animal)
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