Fromanimus(“mind, soul; courage, will”) +‎-ōsus.

animōsus (feminineanimōsa,neuteranimōsum,comparativeanimōsior,superlativeanimōsissimus,adverbanimōsē);first/second-declension adjective

1. courageous/full ofcourage,brave,bold,undaunted
2. adamant,determined,wilful
3. aggressive,ardent,fervent,vehement
4. prideful,proud
5. angry,wrathful

   Synonyms:furiōsus,īrātus

6. irritable,predisposed toanger

   Synonym:īrācundus

7. elated,euphoric,joyful,jubilant

   Synonyms:exsultāns,iūbilāns

8. enthusiastic,spirited,vehement,vigorous

First/second-declension adjective.

• animōsē
• animōsitās

• Catalan:animós
• Italian:animoso
• Portuguese:animoso
• Spanish:animoso

Fromanima(“air, breeze, breath; soul, spirit, life”) +‎-ōsus.

animōsus (feminineanimōsa,neuteranimōsum,comparativeanimōsior,superlativeanimōsissimus);first/second-declension adjective

1. spirited
   • c. 45BCE,Cicero,Tusculan Disputations1.19:

     ...animum autem alii animam, ut fere nostri declarat nomen: nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus etanimosos...

     ...some would have the soul, or spirit, to be the anima, as our schools generally agree; and indeed the name signifies as much, for we use the expressions animam agere, to live; animam efflare, to expire;animosi, men of spirit...

2. full ofair,airy
3. full oflife,alive,living,animated

First/second-declension adjective.

• “animosus”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “animosus”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “animosus”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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