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animality

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an·i·mal·i·ty  (n-ml-t)
n. pl. an·i·mal·i·ties
1. The characteristics or nature of an animal.
2. Animals considered as a group; the animal kingdom.
3. The animal instincts of humans as distinct from their spiritual nature.
animality
Noun
1. the animal instincts of human beings
2. the state of being an animal
animality
1. the state of being an animal.
2. animal existence or nature in human activity; the animal in man as opposed to the spiritual.
See also: Animals
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Noun1.animalityanimality - the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
animal nature
nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
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