anility

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anility

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From Latin anīlitās.

noun anilities

uncountable The condition of being anile.
Similar: cronehood
countable An anile utterance; an old wives' tale. We are then told of the basilisk killing by staring, and of a mous running round a snake till it rushes into the jaws of death. After copying many such anilities, the author adds only, "but our readers will excuse our enlarging."

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@misc{anility_2026,
  title = {anility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}