animality
Raw instinctual essence
Animality is the quality of being animal rather than human, plant, or mineral—the essential nature that makes something an animal.
The word often emphasizes the physical, instinctual aspects humans share with other animals: The painting captured raw animality in its depiction of the hunt.
It can suggest brutishness or base impulses: War reveals the animality lurking beneath civilization.
Undomesticated natural organisms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
biodiversity · jungle · savannah · wilderness · nature · natural · territory · migration
Innate behavioral tendency
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- impulseSudden urge to act
- driveOperate a vehicle
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
innate · inborn · unlearned · automatic · biological · genetic · inherent · unconscious
Not domesticated
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- strayWander from course
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
free-roaming · unrestrained · uncontrolled · uninhibited · unbridled · loose · rampant · unfettered
Organism that consumes others
pounce · maul · carnivore · teeth · claws · roar · aggression · bloodthirsty
First in origin
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
elemental · atavistic · primordial · caveman · hunter-gatherer · paleolithic · neolithic · tribal
Soft body matter
- bodilyOf the physical form
- physicalOf body or matter
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- eroticSexually stimulating
carnal · lustful · passionate · desire · appetite · urges · corporeal · pleasures
wildlife
Undomesticated natural organisms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- faunaAnimal life collectively
species · biodiversity · jungle · savannah · wilderness · nature · natural · territory · migration · survival
instinct
Innate behavioral tendency
reflex · innate · inborn · unlearned · automatic · biological · genetic · inherent · unconscious · spontaneous
untamed
Not domesticated
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- strayWander from course
roaming · free-roaming · unrestrained · uncontrolled · uninhibited · unbridled · loose · rampant · unfettered · vagrant
predator
Organism that consumes others
prowl · pounce · maul · carnivore · teeth · claws · roar · aggression · bloodthirsty · menace
primal
First in origin
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ancestralOf one's forebears
archaic · elemental · atavistic · primordial · caveman · hunter-gatherer · paleolithic · neolithic · tribal · ancient
flesh
Soft body matter
erotic · carnal · lustful · passionate · desire · appetite · urges · corporeal · pleasures · libido
bestial
Resembling a savage creature
uncivilized · inhuman · vicious · cruel · beastly · coarse · uncouth · ruthless · merciless · inhumane
meat
Animal tissue for food
carcass · viscera · guts · hide · sinew · muscle · fat · organs · tissue · body
- Fighting GamesStreet Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero, Raiden
- lustlust, lustfulness, carnality, concupiscence, libido
- Abstractsabstractions, concepts, ideas, properties, qualities
animalityspirituality
Connection to the sacred
divinity · humanity · transcendence · incorporeality · soulfulness
animalityrationality
Sound judgment quality
intellectuality · reason · intellect · sapience · thoughtfulness
animalitynobility
Titled ruling class
high-mindedness · magnanimity · refinement · civility · benevolence