Definition
The quality or state of being animal or animal-like; the degree to which something possesses animal characteristics.
Etymology
From animal + -ness (Old English -nes, suffix forming abstract nouns). The -ness suffix has been creating abstract nouns in English since at least the 9th century and remains one of the most productive noun-forming suffixes.
Kelly Says
The noun 'animalness' is philosophically interesting because it forces us to think about what makes something 'animal'—is it biology, behavior, consciousness, or something else? Different philosophers throughout history have answered this differently.
Translations
ARالعربية
حيوانية
hai-wa-ni-ya
BNবাংলা
জীবজন্তু
jee-bjan-too
CACatalà
animalitat
ah-nee-mahl-ee-tat
CSČeština
zvířecí povaha
zvee-r-tsee-ee po-va-ha
DADansk
dyrlighed
dyr-li-hed
DEDeutsch
Tierlichkeit
tee-ar-li-keit
ELΕλληνικά
ζωομορφία
zhoo-mor-fee-ah
ESEspañol
animalidad
ah-nee-mahl-ee-dad
FAفارسی
جانوری
jaan-va-ree
FISuomi
eläinmäisyys
e-la-in-mae-i-syys
FRFrançais
animalité
ah-nee-mahl-ee-tay
HEעברית
בעלי חיים
ba-al chai-im
HIहिन्दी
जानवरियता
jaan-var-ee-yat-a
HUMagyar
állathoz való hasonlóság
al-lat-hoz va-lo ha-son-lo-gos
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebinatan
ke-bi-na-tan
ITItaliano
animalità
ah-nee-mahl-ee-ta
MRMR
जनावरासारखा
jaan-a-va-sa-ra-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
binatang
bi-na-tang
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
ti-yars-sa-an
NLNederlands
dierlijkheid
deer-li-kheid
NONorsk
dyrelighet
dyr-li-het
PLPolski
zwierzęcość
zvee-rzet-sko-sht'
PTPortuguês
animalidade
ah-nee-mahl-ee-dade
RORomână
animalitate
ah-nee-mahl-ee-ta-te
RUРусский
животноесть
zhivotno-st'
SVSvenska
djurlighet
djoor-li-het
SWKiswahili
kama wanyama
ka-ma wa-nya-ma
TAதமிழ்
விலங்கு
vi-lan-koo
TEతెలుగు
జంతువు
jan-too-vu
TRTürkçe
hayvanlık
hah-van-lik
UKУкраїнська
тваринність
tva-rin-nist'
URاردو
جانوریت
jaan-var-ee-t
VITiếng Việt
động vật tính
dong vat tinh
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-see-lwa-neh