anile

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anile^¹

/ˈæn.aɪl/ UK
/ˈæ.naɪl/ US
/ˈeɪ.naɪl/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin anīlis, from anus (“old woman”).

adjective more anile · most anile

Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman. Dr. Wittman, too, was passing over the same ground trodden by Bonaparte in his Syrian expedition, and had an ample opportunity of inquiring its probable object, and the probably success which (but for the heroic defence of Acre), might have attended it ; he was on the theatre of Bonaparte’s imputed

anile^²

noun

archaic, uncountable Archaic form of anil (“indigo”).

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adj characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman

Español	anil
Deutsch	altweibisch, senil
Русский	стару́шечий starúšečij

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@misc{anile_2026,
  title = {anile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}