anima

UK: /ˈænɪmə/ US: (an′ə mə)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

-anima-, root. 

1. -anima- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "spirit, soul.'' This meaning is found in such words as: animate, animated, animosity, animus, inanimate.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

an•i•ma  (an′ə mə), n. 

1. soul;
   life.
2. Psychology (in the psychology of C. G. Jung)
   • the inner personality that is turned toward the unconscious of the individual (contrasted with persona).
   • the feminine principle, esp. as present in men (contrasted with animus).

• Latin: breath, vital force, soul, spirit
• 1920–25

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anima / ˈænɪmə/ noun (in Jungian psychology)

1. the feminine principle as present in the male unconscious
2. the inner personality, which is in communication with the unconscious
   See also animus

Etymology: Latin: air, breath, spirit, feminine of animus