Definition
Resembling or having qualities similar to those of an animal rather than a human.
Etymology
Compound word: animal + like (Old English gelic, meaning 'similar to'). The -like suffix has been used in English for over a thousand years to mean 'having the quality of' or 'similar to'.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'animallike' is often used as a compliment in modern contexts—we praise dogs as 'animallike in their loyalty' or describe dancers as having 'animallike grace,' showing how word meanings shift based on whether we're viewing the animal quality positively or negatively.
Translations
ARالعربية
شبيه الحيوان
shibah al-hayawan
BNবাংলা
জীবজন্তু
jee-bjan-too
CACatalà
animal
ah-nee-mahl
CSČeština
podobný zvířeti
po-doh-nee zvee-re-ti
DEDeutsch
tierähnlich
tee-ar-ayn-lihk
ESEspañol
animal
ah-nee-mahl
FAفارسی
جانوری
jaan-va-ree
FISuomi
eläinmainen
e-la-in-mai-nen
FRFrançais
animal
ah-nee-mahl
HEעברית
כמו בעל חיים
kmoh ba-al chai-im
HIहिन्दी
जानवर जैसा
jaan-var jaisa
HUMagyar
állathoz hasonló
al-lat-hoz ha-son-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti binatang
se-pee-ka bee-na-tang
ITItaliano
animalesco
ah-nee-mahl-eh-sko
JA日本語
動物的な
doubutsu-teki na
KO한국어
동물 같은
dongmul ganeun
MRMR
जनावरासारखा
jaan-a-va-sa-ra-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
binatang
bi-na-tang
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
ti-yars-sa-an
NLNederlands
dierlijk
deer-lihk
PLPolski
podobny do zwierzęcia
po-doh-nee doo zvee-rzet-see-ya
PTPortuguês
animal
ah-nee-mahl
RORomână
asemeni
ah-seh-meh-nee
RUРусский
животноеподобный
zhivotno-podobnyy
SVSvenska
djurlik
djoor-lihk
SWKiswahili
kama wanyama
ka-ma wa-nya-ma
TAதமிழ்
விலங்கு
vi-lan-koo
TEతెలుగు
జంతువు
jan-too-vu
THไทย
เหมือนสัตว์
meuan sat
TRTürkçe
hayvan gibi
hah-van gee-bee
UKУкраїнська
животноеподібний
zhivotno-podibnyy
VITiếng Việt
như động vật
nhoo dong vat
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-see-lwa-neh