anile

[ an-ahyl, ey-nahyl ]

/ ˈæn aɪl, ˈeɪ naɪl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR anile ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.

Origin of anile

1645–55; <Latin anīlis pertaining to an old woman, equivalent to an(us) old woman + -īlis-ile

OTHER WORDS FROM anile

a·nil·i·ty

[uh-nil-i-tee], /əˈnɪl ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby anile

aniconism, anicteric virus hepatitis, anigh, Anik, anil, anile, anilide, anilinction, aniline, aniline black, aniline blue

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Example sentences from the Web for anile

He is evidently childish, and breaks now and then into an anile laugh at the thought, no doubt, of some dead old pot-house jest.
Nancy|Rhoda Broughton
Our babbling, anile friend, in the very looseness of her prating has let out the truth.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 2, 1841|Various
Locke was now far too eminent a man to be troubled by so anile a demonstration of folly.
Locke|Thomas Fowler

British Dictionary definitions for anile

anile

/ (ˈænaɪl, ˈeɪnaɪl) /

adjective

of or like a feeble old woman

Derived forms of anile

anility (əˈnɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for anile

C17: from Latin anīlis, from anus old woman

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Medical definitions for anile

anile

[ ăn′īl′, ā′nīl′ ]

adj.

Of or like an old woman.

Senile.

单词	anile
释义	anile [ an-ahyl, ey-nahyl ] / ˈæn aɪl, ˈeɪ naɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR anile ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or like a foolish, doddering old woman. Origin of anile 1645–55; <Latin anīlis pertaining to an old woman, equivalent to an(us) old woman + -īlis-ile OTHER WORDS FROM anile a·nil·i·ty [uh-nil-i-tee], /əˈnɪl ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby anile aniconism, anicteric virus hepatitis, anigh, Anik, anil, anile, anilide, anilinction, aniline, aniline black, aniline blue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anile He is evidently childish, and breaks now and then into an anile laugh at the thought, no doubt, of some dead old pot-house jest. Nancy\|Rhoda Broughton Our babbling, anile friend, in the very looseness of her prating has let out the truth. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 2, 1841\|Various Locke was now far too eminent a man to be troubled by so anile a demonstration of folly. Locke\|Thomas Fowler British Dictionary definitions for anile anile / (ˈænaɪl, ˈeɪnaɪl) / adjective of or like a feeble old woman Derived forms of anile anility (əˈnɪlɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for anile C17: from Latin anīlis, from anus old woman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to anile insecure, ill, anemic, decrepit, unstable, frail, ailing, feeble, infirm, broken-down, run-down, shabby, dilapidated, crippled, flimsy, ramshackle, seedy, rickety, creaky, battered Medical definitions for anile anile [ ăn′īl′, ā′nīl′ ] adj. Of or like an old woman. Senile. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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anile

adjective

Origin of anile

OTHER WORDS FROM anile

Words nearby anile

Example sentences from the Web for anile

British Dictionary definitions for anile

adjective

Derived forms of anile

Word Origin for anile

Words related to anile

Medical definitions for anile

adj.