Essential Word Roots: Speak Your Mind: Anim

"The Augsburgh Gazettes" were, therefore, bought up at an immense expense, to save the character of this prince from public animadversion, and consequent contempt and hatred. Hamilton, Lady Anne

If Punch grows extravagant, I shall reprimand him very freely: If the Stage becomes a Nursery of Folly and Impertinence, I shall not be afraid to animadvert upon it. Rhys, Ernest

The artificial life force animating them seemed to fail if pressed too far...at least in some of them. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

The jostling ghosts were animated and eager, their eyes shining and their cheeks warm, as if they were borrowing life from the travelers. The Amber Spyglass

“Enter the Anime” with this documentary that explores the sci-fi and fantasy worlds of Japanese animation. Los Angeles Times (Aug 2, 2019)

With a crew of about 35, he brought the creatures to life using animated mechanical creatures, or animatronics, as well as puppetry. Wall Street Journal (Jun 13, 2018)

Jeanty herself is a strong believer in animism, the concept that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls. Salon (Mar 9, 2013)

So profound is the animosity that shelling thundered on during the peace talks and in the days after a deal was reached. Washington Post (Dec 20, 2018)

The phrase “sibling rivalry” is hardly adequate to describe the animus between J R and Colin, whose interaction consists of almost nonstop sniping, undermining and other forms of verbal abuse. New York Times (May 17, 2012)

What this rich life taught him was a kind of inner peace, an equanimity reflecting the robust wisdom known as Stoicism. Time (Aug 20, 2014)

He appears equanimous and elegant, sitting in a back room of the Theatre Royal Bath, bearing the mildly aristocratic air of a gentleman farmer. The Guardian (Jul 30, 2019)

Telling whether a human being is genuine is hard enough; it’s even more difficult when it’s an inanimate object like a building. Slate (May 3, 2019)

The wartime leader wrote "In victory, magnanimity" in his book about World War Two to refer to the need for winners of a conflict to show grace. BBC (Oct 8, 2018)

Payton plays Ezekiel as a kind king with a magnanimous spirit that endears him to his many subjects. New York Times (Nov 5, 2017)

You're entirely as pusillanimous and deceitful as the politicians you describe. Time (Apr 17, 2013)

By unanimous vote, my brothers and I retired the Fentress Firefly Prize at bedtime, declaring the season of 1899 officially over. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate