Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

animalhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-i-mal-hood
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or period of being an animal.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"August 13, 1870, Henry Ward Beecher, "My Yoke is Easy", in Plymouth Pulpit The moral development of man is manhood; and all below that is animalhood, which we have in common with the brute creation. All our duties, then, are in accordance with our nature."

Etymology

From animal + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: animal

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does animalhood mean?: The state or period of being an animal.
Where does animalhood come from?: From animal + -hood.

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