ánimo

See also: animo, animó, animò, and ânimo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos

Proto-Italic *anamos

Latin animusbor.

Spanish ánimo

Borrowed from Latin animus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanimo/ [ˈa.ni.mo]
• Rhymes: -animo
• Syllabification: á‧ni‧mo

Noun

ánimo m (plural ánimos)

1. soul, spirit, mood

   No estoy de ánimo para… ― I'm not in the mood to…

   ánimo y fuerza ― courage and strength

2. vigour

   Synonym: vigor

Derived terms

• buen ánimo
• dilatar el ánimo
• estado de ánimo
• igualdad de ánimo
• pasión de ánimo
• presencia de ánimo
• sin ánimo de ofender
• trastorno del estado de ánimo (“mood disorder”)

Related terms

• alma
• animación
• animal
• animar
• animoso

Interjection

¡ánimo!

1. have courage!, cheer up!, keep your head up!, good luck!, chin up!; you got this

Further reading

• “ánimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025