ainmhí — meaning in English

English meaning

• animal noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
• brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
• monster noun A frightening, dangerous creature, often imaginary or mythical.

Senses

ainmhí is used for these senses in English:

• brute (archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]
• brute A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]
• monster A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.
• monster A cruel, heartless, or antisocial person, especially a criminal.

animal — full definition

1. noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
2. noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
3. noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
4. adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.

brute — full definition

1. noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
2. adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.

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