anal

---

see also: Anal

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪ.nəl/

Adjective

anal

1. (not comparable) of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.

   anal thermometer

   an anal examination

   anal sex

2. (psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
3. (psychology) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.

   Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.

4. (entomology, of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.

Synonyms

• (compulsive and stubborn) fussy, pernickety, picky, anal-retentive

Related terms

• anus

Translations

• French: anal
• German: anal
• Italian: anale
• Portuguese: anal
• Russian: ана́льный
• Spanish: anal

Translations

• French: anal
• Italian: anale
• Portuguese: anal
• Spanish: anal

Translations

• German: zwanghaft, stur, pingelig, kleinlich, pedantisch, etepetete, heikel, eigen, zimperlich, übergenau, überkorrekt
• Russian: буквое́д
• Spanish: fastidioso

Noun

anal

1. Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
2. (informal) Anal sex.

   In the right mood, I'll accept anal.

   I'll do anything except anal.

---

Anal

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ə.nʌl/

Proper noun

1. An ethnic group found in Manipur in India, and in Burma/Myanmar, closely related to the Kuki people.
2. The Northern Kukish (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by these people, sometimes called Namfau after the two largest villages it is spoken in.

Translations

• French: anal
• German: Anal

Noun

anal (plural anals)

1. An individual member of that ethnic group.

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003