Animal

an′im-al, n. an organised being, having life, sensation, and voluntary motion—it is distinguished from a plant, which is organised and has life, but not sensation or voluntary motion: the name sometimes implies the absence of the higher faculties peculiar to man.— adj. of or belonging to animals: sensual.— n. Animal isā′tion , the act of converting into animal substance, or of endowing with animal attributes: brutalisation.— v.t. An′imalise , to endow with animal life: to convert into animal matter:— pr.p. an′imalīsing; pa.p. an′imalīsed. — n. An′imalism , the state of being actuated by animal appetites only: the exercise or enjoyment of animal life, as distinct from intellectual: brutishne : sensuality: ( rare ) a mere animal being.— adv. An′imally , physically merely.— Animal spirits , nervous force: exuberance of health and life: cheerful buoyancy of temper: ( Milton ) the spirit or principle of volition and sensation. [L.— anima , air, life, Gr. anemos , wind— aō , aēmi , Sans. an , to breathe, to blow.]