animalistic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English animal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English animalistic From animal + -istic.
Meanings
- In the manner of and/or resembling an animal.
- In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
- Of or pertaining to animalism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more animalistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most animalistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
brutish · animalesque · Gothlike · barbarous · uncouth · untamed · pagan · tenebrose · beastly · bestial · animal-like · animalian · tameless · uncivil · barbaric · Gothic · wolfish · heathen · barbarian · savage · animalistic · barbarious · feral · animalesque · uncultured · uncultivated · ferine · tameless · wild · bestial · indomite · untame · uplandish · truculent · incivil · brutish · heathenly · heathenish · animalish · heathenous · animalistic · grim · uncivilized · animal-like · feral · uplandish · savage · animalian · brutal · brutish
Translations (17)
pl animalistyczny (of or pertaining to animalism) · ru анималисти́ческий (of or pertaining to animalism) · sv djurisk (in the manner of an animal) · it animalesco (in the manner of an animal) · bn হায়ওয়ানী (in the manner of an animal) · de animalistisch (of or pertaining to animalism) · hu állatias (in the manner of an animal) · uk анімалісти́чний (of or pertaining to animalism) · pl zwierzęcy (in the manner of an animal) · tr hayvani (in the manner of an animal) · tr hayvanımsı (in the manner of an animal) · be анімалісты́чны (of or pertaining to animalism) · hu animalisztikus (of or pertaining to animalism) · tr hayvansı (in the manner of an animal) · it animalistico (of or pertaining to animalism) · de tierisch (in the manner of an animal) · pl animalny (in the manner of an animal)