animose

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

animose (comparative more animose, superlative most animose)

  1. Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

Translations

Further reading

  • animose in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

animose f pl

  1. Feminine plural of adjective animoso.

Anagrams

Latin

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
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