Anima, Defined.

an⋅i⋅ma
   /ˈænəmə/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [an-uh-muh]
–noun
1. soul; life.
2. (in the psychology of C. G. Jung)
a. the inner personality that is turned toward the unconscious of the individual (contrasted with persona ).
b. the feminine principle, esp. as present in men (contrasted with animus ).
Origin:
1920–25; < L: breath, vital force, soul, spirit

1. The inner self of an individual; the soul.
2. In Jungian psychology:
1. The unconscious or true inner self of an individual, as opposed to the persona, or outer aspect of the personality.
2. The feminine inner personality, as present in the unconscious of the male. It is in contrast to the animus, which represents masculine characteristics.

[Latin; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]

anima
Jung's term for the inner part of the personality, or the fem. component of a masc. personality, 1923, from fem. of L. animus (q.v.).
noun
(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious