English Online Dictionary. What means bestiality? What does bestiality mean?
English
Alternative forms
- beastiality (misspelling)
Etymology
From bestial + -ity.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛstʃəlˌlɪtɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbistiˌælɪti/, /ˌbist͡ʃiˈælɪti/, /ˌbɛst͡ʃiˈælɪti/
- Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
bestiality (countable and uncountable, plural bestialities)
- 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.
- (archaic) A status of lower animal.
- (archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
- (archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
Derived terms
Related terms
- beastliness