anil
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anil¹
noun anils
- The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
- Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.
- 1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil.
Anil²
- /əˈnɪl/
- /əˈniːl/
Rhymes with -ɪl, -iːl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل (anīl), or Sinhalese අනිල් (anil), from Sanskrit अनिल (anila, “Hindu god of the wind”).
proper noun
- A male given name from the Indo-Aryan languages [in turn from Sanskrit] or from the Dravidian languages [in turn from Sanskrit]; variant form Aneel.
Anil³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Turkish Anıl, from anıl, second-person singular imperative passive of anmak (“to remember; to commemorate”).
proper noun
- A male given name from Turkish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: indigotin, indigo, indigofera anil, indigofera suffruticosa, dyestuff, anel, anilo, chinese indigo, anilao, alkanet, indigo bush, anato, munjeet, wild indigo, achira, anatto
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noun shrub
| Español | añil |
|---|---|
| Português | índigo, anileira, anileiro, indigueira |
Talk about this word "anil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anil "anil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anil.Cite this
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title = {anil},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anil},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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