animose

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adjective

Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

OriginMiddle English animos ← Latin animosus →
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Meanings

adjectiveanimose (comparative more animose, superlative most animose)

comparative more animose · superlative most animose · alternative animous

  1. Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

Origin

  1. Latinanimosus“full of courage, bold, spirited, proud”
  2. Middle Englishanimos
  3. Englishanimose

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

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Translations

Czech animózní, nesnášenlivý
  • animózníresolute and full of vigor
  • nesnášenlivýresolute and full of vigor
Korean 애니모스
  • 애니모스 (aenimoseu)resolute and full of vigor
Portuguese animoso
  • animosoresolute and full of vigor
Spanish animado
  • animadoresolute and full of vigor

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

monesiaMoesian
Cite this entry
APA

animose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animose

MLA

“animose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animose.

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