animose

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animose

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From Middle English animos, from Latin animosus (“full of courage, bold, spirited, proud”), from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animus.

adjective more animose · most animose · animous

  1. Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

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adj resolute and full of vigor

Españolanimado
한국어애니모스 aenimoseu
Portuguêsanimoso

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@misc{animose_2026,
  title = {animose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/animose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}