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单词 animalistic
释义

animalism

noun

an·​i·​mal·​ism ˈa-nə-mə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce animalism (audio)
: animality
animalistic
ˌa-nə-mə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce animalism (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • animality
  • beastliness
  • bestiality
  • brutality
  • brutishness
  • swinishness
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Example Sentences

without law and order, society would quickly devolve into a state of animalism
Recent Examples on the Web The Seven Commandments (Revised) of Orwellian Animalism:This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. John Brownlee, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

animalistic

adjective

as in brute
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal with animalistic fury the boxer tore into his opponent

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brute
  • brutal
  • bestial
  • feral
  • animal
  • brutish
  • beastly
  • subhuman
  • savage
  • sensual
  • physical
  • swinish
  • cruel
  • vicious
  • crass
  • ferine
  • bodily
  • carnal
  • corporeal
  • sadistic
  • barbaric
  • coarse
  • corporal
  • barbarous
  • vulgar
  • rude
  • fleshly
  • inhumane
  • heartless
  • uncouth
  • wanton
  • gross
  • crude
  • uncultured
  • unrefined
  • uncultivated
  • ill-bred
  • lowbred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • chivalrous
  • sublime
  • noble
  • spiritual
  • angelic
  • high
  • great
  • gallant
  • lofty
  • magnanimous
  • elevated
  • angelical
  • lordly
  • kind
  • benevolent
  • compassionate
  • high-minded
  • softhearted
  • beneficent
  • kindhearted
  • genteel
  • tenderhearted
  • greathearted
  • kindly
  • benignant
  • refined
  • cultured
  • polished
  • cultivated
  • good-hearted
  • well-bred
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