🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

animalista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-nee-mah-lee-stah

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Animalist/ˈæn.ɪ.məl.ɪst/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #45200 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il pittore è famoso come un bravo animalista."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who adheres to animalism, or an artist or writer who specializes in the representation of animals.

    "Renowned as a skilled animalist, the painter captured the raw movement of wildlife on canvas."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of animalism or the instincts and nature of animals.

    "The novel explores the raw, animalist impulses that drive characters to survive under extreme duress."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'animalis' (having breath or soul, from 'anima' meaning breath or soul), combined with the English suffix '-ist' denoting an adherent of a doctrine or practice. The term emerged in the 19th century in philosophical and artistic contexts to describe perspectives emphasizing the animal nature of humans or the representation of animals in art.

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