anile

[ an-ahyl, ey-nahyl ]

adjective

1. of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.

anile

/ ˈænaɪl; ˈeɪnaɪl; əˈnɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of or like a feeble old woman

Derived Forms

• anility, noun

Other Words From

• a·nil·i·ty [uh, -, nil, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anile¹

1645–55; < Latin anīlis pertaining to an old woman, equivalent to an ( us ) old woman + -īlis -ile

Word History and Origins

Origin of anile¹

C17: from Latin anīlis, from anus old woman

Example Sentences

Locke was now far too eminent a man to be troubled by so anile a demonstration of folly.

From Project Gutenberg

He is evidently childish, and breaks now and then into an anile laugh at the thought, no doubt, of some dead old pot-house jest.

From Project Gutenberg

Our babbling, anile friend, in the very looseness of her prating has let out the truth.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• battered
• broken-down
• creaky
• dilapidated
• feeble
• flimsy
• frail
• infirm
• ramshackle
• rickety
• run down
• seedy
• shabby