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anal¹
- /ˈeɪ̯nəl/
- [ˈeɪ̯nəl] ~ [ˈeɪ̯nl̩]
Rhymes with -eɪnəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ānālis. By surface analysis, anus + -al.
Psychological sense shortened from anal-retentive.
adjective more anal · most anal
- Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. anal thermometer
- Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
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Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.
Similar: fussy, pernickety, picky, anal-retentive
- Of tasks, questions, subject matter, etc., obsessively fussy or precise. This questionnaire goes into the most ridiculous amount of detail. It's totally anal.
- Of a vein, proximate to the thorax.
noun anals
- Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
- Anal sex. In the right mood, I'll accept anal.
verb anals · analing · analling · analed · analled
- To penetrate anally. The man with the small cock analed the hot chick.
Anal²
- /ə.nʌl/
Sounds like annul
proper noun Anāl
- An ethnic group found in Manipur in India, and in Burma/Myanmar, closely related to the Kuki people.
- The Northern Kukish (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by these people, sometimes called Namfau after the two largest villages it is spoken in.
noun Anals · Anāl
- An individual member of that ethnic group.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rectal, anus, fecal, chem, taint, sodomy, manic, psycho, history, fussy, annals, recorded, pedantic, perfectionistic, exacting, meticulous
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adj of, related to, intended for or involving the anus
| Español | anal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 尻 shiri, 肛門 kōmon |
| 中文 | 肛門 /肛门 gāngmén |
| हिन्दी | गुदा gudā |
| Português | anal |
| Français | anal |
| Deutsch | anal |
| Italiano | anale |
| Ελληνικά | πρωκτικός proktikós |
| Русский | ана́льный análʹnyj |
| العربية | شَرَجِيّ šarajiyy |
adj of the stage in psychosexual development
| Español | anal |
|---|---|
| Português | anal |
| Français | anal |
| Deutsch | anal |
| Italiano | anale |
adj of a person, compulsive and stubborn
| Español | fastidioso, meticuloso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 吹毛求疵的 chuīmáoqiúcīde |
| Português | anal |
| Deutsch | zwanghaft, stur, pingelig, kleinlich, pedantisch, etepetete |
| Русский | буквое́д bukvojéd |
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title = {anal},
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