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animosity

/ˌænəˈmɒsəti/a-nuh-MO-suh-tee
/ˌænəˈmɑsəti/a-nuh-MAH-suh-tee

Meaningmind or spirit

Common meaning: strong hostility

Journey through time

  1. Latinanimus‘mind or spirit’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsmind or spirit → vehemenceanimosité‘vehemence’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsvehemence → strong hostilityanimosity‘strong hostility’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin animus ‘mind or spirit’.

Roots

  • animus Latin “mind or spirit”

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