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sēmĭ-ănĭmis (in verse, per synizesin, read as a quadrisyl.; and in some editions also written sēmănĭmis ), e anima, and less freq. sēmĭ-ănĭmus , a, um, adj. animus,
I.half-alive, half-dead (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: semivivus, seminex).
(α). Form semianimis: semianimes micant oculi, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 10, 396 (Ann. v. 463 Vahl.): “semianimesque micant digiti,” Verg. A. 10, 396; 10, 404; 4, 686; 11, 635; 12, 356; Luc. 4, 339; Sil. 9, 123 al.; Nep. Paus. 5, 4; Liv. 3, 13, 2; 3, 57, 4; 40, 4, 15; Vell. 2, 27, 3; Sen. Ben. 4, 37, 1; id. Prov. 4, 11; id. Ira, 3, 4, 3; Curt. 4, 8, 8; Suet. Aug. 6; id. Tib. 61; id. Ner. 49 al.—
(β). Form semanimus (or semian-): “semanimo corpore,” Lucr. 6, 1268; “Cic. poët. Div. 1, 47, 106: lepus,” Phaedr. 1, 9, 8; Juv. 4, 37; Stat. Th. 2, 83; Liv. 28, 23, 2: “corpus,” Sall. H. 3, 67, 16 Dietsch.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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