anile

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin anīlis, from anus (“old woman”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈæn.aɪl/ (US) enPR: ă-n' īl, IPA(key): /ˈæ.naɪl/ or enPR: ā' -nīl, IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.naɪl/ ==== Adjective ==== anile (comparative more anile, superlative most anile) Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman. 1844, Sydney Smith, The Works of Sydney Smith, “Wittman’s Travels” (Edinburgh Review, 1803), pages 248–249 ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== “anile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== anile (uncountable) Archaic form of anil (“indigo”). === Anagrams === linea, Alien, laine, elain, Aline, alien, liane, Eilan, Elian, Elina, aline, A-line, Elain, Nelia == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈniː.ɫɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈniː.le] === Adjective === anīle nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of anīlis