anile

1. 1.

   of or like a feeble old woman

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Questions about anile

What does anile mean?

anile means "of or like a feeble old woman".

How many syllables are in anile?

anile has 3 syllables and divides as a-ni-le under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is anile a common word?

anile is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.