Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wereanimal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: were-an-i-mal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.

Example Sentences

"A peculiarity of were-animals is the sympathy that exists between their animal form and that of the human with whom it is connected."
"Lysander was speaking to a confused-looking wereanimal."
"His otherworldly energy danced along my skin, and as had happened in New Mexico with a very different wereanimal, it called that piece of Richard's beast that seemed to live inside me. It brought that power in a rush down my skin, ..."
"“You're a fool, Todd. You didn't need anything to protect you,” Muriel said. “Ray was killed by a wereanimal.” “They have the wereanimal that killed Ray locked up. He can't hurt anyone anymore,” she said."

Etymology

From were- + animal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: were

Inflected Forms

wereanimals (plural)

Synonyms

werebeast werecreature

Questions

What does wereanimal mean?: A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.
Where does wereanimal come from?: From were- + animal.

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