Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Animus \An"i*mus\, n.; pl. {Animi}. [L., mind.]
   Animating spirit; intention; temper.

   {nimus furandi} [L.] (Law), intention of stealing.

Source : WordNet®

animus
     n : a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn: {animosity},
          {bad blood}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Animus
     
        ["Constraint-Based Animation: The Implementation of Temporal
        Constraints in the Animus System", R. Duisberg, PhD Thesis U
        Washington 1986].
     
        (1995-11-24)