- anility
- noun see anile
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
anility
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Anility — A*nil i*ty, n. [L. anilitas. See {Anile}.] The state of being and old woman; old womanishness; dotage. Marks of anility. Sterne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anility — index incapacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
anility — əˈniləd.ē, aˈ noun ( es) Etymology: Latin anilitas, from anilis + tat , tas ty 1. : the state of being an old woman 2. : an objectionable quality (as flightiness) felt to be typical of a doddering old woman the utter anility of their political… … Useful english dictionary
anility — See anile. * * * … Universalium
anility — noun The condition of being anile. See Also: anile … Wiktionary
anility — anil·i·ty (ə nilґĭ te) [L. anus old woman] 1. the state of existing as or like an old woman. 2. senility; dotage … Medical dictionary
anility — Synonyms and related words: advanced age, advanced years, age of retirement, an incurable disease, caducity, childishness, debility, decline, decline of life, declining years, decrepitude, dotage, dotardism, eld, elderliness, feebleness, green… … Moby Thesaurus
anility — n. poor body function due to old age … English contemporary dictionary
anility — n. Imbecility, dotage, senility, decrepitude, superannuation, weakness … New dictionary of synonyms
anility — anil·i·ty … English syllables
