Anal

Quick meaning: Anal is an adjective meaning (not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from 18th c.].

Meaning

(not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from 18th c.].

More Meanings

1. (informal, vulgar) Of tasks, questions, subject matter, etc., obsessively fussy or precise.
2. (entomology) Of a vein, proximate to the thorax.
3. (countable) Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
4. (uncountable, informal) Anal sex.
5. (transitive, slang, rare, chiefly in pornography) To penetrate anally.
6. (psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from 20th c.]
7. (psychology, also informal, vulgar) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from 20th c.]

Example Sentences

anal thermometer

an anal examination

I'll do anything except anal.

In the right mood, I'll accept anal.

Word Forms

• anals
• analing
• analling
• analed
• analled

Synonyms for anal

Depending on context, synonyms include fussy, pernickety, picky, anal-retentive.

Antonyms for anal

Common opposites include oral.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rectal, anus, fecal, chem, taint, sodomy.

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