animus (n.)

• acrimony
• afflatus
• aim
• ambition
• anima
• animation
• animosity
• antagonism
• antipathy
• appetence
• appetency
• appetite
• aptitude
• aspiration
• bent
• bias
• bitterness
• cast
• character
• choice
• command
• constitution
• counsel
• decision
• desideratum
• design
• desire
• determination
• diathesis
• discretion
• discrimination
• disposition
• eccentricity
• effect
• exhilaration
• fancy
• feud
• fire
• firing
• function
• genius
• grain
• grudge
• hostility
• idea
• idiosyncrasy
• inclination
• individualism
• infection
• infusion
• inspiration
• intent
• intention
• kidney
• leaning
• liking
• lust
• make
• makeup
• meaning
• mettle
• mind
• mind-set
• mold
• motive
• nature
• nisus
• objective
• passion
• plan
• pleasure
• point
• predilection
• predisposition
• preference
• prejudice
• proclivity
• project
• propensity
• proposal
• prospectus
• psyche
• purpose
• rancor
• resolution
• resolve
• sake
• set
• slant
• soreness
• sourness
• spirit
• stamp
• strain
• streak
• stripe
• striving
• study
• temper
• temperament
• tendency
• turn
• twist
• type
• velleity
• vendetta
• venom
• view
• virulence
• vitriol
• volition
• warp
• will
• wish