animus

Meanings

Plural: animuses

Noun

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
Intention, motivation (of a legal person).
The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin animus (“the mind, in a great variety of meanings: the rational soul in man, intellect, consciousness, will, intention, courage, spirit, sensibility, feeling, passion, pride, vehemence, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul”), from Proto-Italic *anamos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Closely related to Latin anima, which is a feminine form.

Synonyms

animosity, bad blood

Scrabble Score: 8

animus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
animus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
animus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

animus is a valid Words With Friends word