bestiality
English
/ˈbɛstʃəlˌlɪtɪ/, /ˌbɛstʃiˈælɪti/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A status of lower animal.
- (archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
- (archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
- Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
- Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
- (dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
Etymology
Suffix from English bestial.
Origin
English
bestial
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Cognates and derived terms
- bestial English
- bestialism English
- bestialist English
- bestialization English
- bestialize English
- bestially English
- bestialness English
- necrobestiality English
- unbestial English
- bestial Old French