noun. The characteristics or nature of an animal.

noun. Animals considered as a group; the animal kingdom.

noun. The animal instincts of humans as distinct from their spiritual nature.

noun. The state of being an animal; animal existence or nature in man; the animal as opposed to the spiritual side of human nature.

noun. In physiology, the aggregate of those vital phenomena which characterize animals. See vegetality.

noun. Animal existence or nature.

noun. The nature of an animal

noun. The animal kingdom

noun. Any characteristic of animality

noun. the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect

"In a world that can sometimes be disgusting, we evolved an upper tier of emotional longing -- the aspiration for purity -- to keep us balanced in this satyricon of carnal delights where animality beckons and frequently wins."

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