anility
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an·ile
(ăn′īl′, ā′nīl′)adj.
Unable to think clearly or infirm because of old age.
[Latin anīlis, from anus, old woman.]
a·nil′i·ty (ə-nĭl′ĭ-tē) n.
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anility
the condition of behaving like an old woman, used especially of men. Cf. senility.
See also: Old Age-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.